Date for a Murder
- Year: 1967
- Country of origin: Italy, West Germany
- Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Mino Guerrini
- Length: 105 min
Film Synopsis
Date for a Murder (1967) follows a private detective living in Rome who becomes concerned after a friend vanishes shortly before an important meeting. As he searches through the city’s underworld and encounters violence, blackmail, and organized crime, he uncovers a network of criminal activity tied to the disappearance. This Italian-West German crime thriller blends investigative suspense, urban intrigue, and early giallo stylistic elements.
Critical Perspective
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With a few modifications, the scenario for Date for a Murder could have easily been changed into a straightforward spy thriller. As it stands, the film is long on action and plot convolutions but fails to exploit the more lurid tropes of the genre. Even so, it moves at a decent pace and includes some effective sequences along the way.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 1, 1963-1973 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015)
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