The Pyjama Girl Case
La ragazza dal pigiama giallo (Italian for The Girl in the Yellow Pyjamas) is a 1977 Italian giallo film directed by Flavio Mogherini, distributed internationally as The Pyjama Girl Case.[2]
| The Pyjama Girl Case | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Flavio Mogherini |
| Written by | Flavio Mogherini Rafael Sánchez Campoy |
| Produced by | Giorgio Salvioni |
| Starring | Ray Milland Dalila Di Lazzaro Mel Ferrer |
| Cinematography | Raúl Artigot Carlo Carlini |
| Edited by | Adriano Tagliavia |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
Production company | Zodiac Produzioni |
Release date | 12 January 1978 [1] |
Running time | 103 min. |
| Countries | Italy Spain |
| Languages | Italian English |
Film information
The film is based on a real story, the "Pyjama Girl" case, one of Australia's most well known unsolved murders. It was filmed in Australia[3] and produced by studio Zodiac Produzioni, in co-operation with Producciones Internacionales Cinematográficas Asociadas (PICASA).
The soundtrack album La ragazza dal pigiama giallo was released in Italy in 1978, and consisted of the instrumental score by composer Riz Ortolani as well as two songs with vocals by Amanda Lear: the theme tune "Your Yellow Pyjama" and "Look at Her Dancing".[4]
Synopsis
The film consists of two parallel narratives. One tells about an investigation of a murder of a girl whose severely burned body has been found on a beach in Sydney. The police have a suspect in the murder, but the retired inspector Thompson is convinced they are wrong and continues his own investigation. The second is a story of a young Dutch girl Glenda and her partner, an Italian Antonio. Although they are in a relationship, Glenda keeps seeing other men.
Cast
- Ray Milland as Inspector Thompson
- Dalila Di Lazzaro as Glenda Blythe
- Michele Placido as Antonio Attolini
- Mel Ferrer as Professor Henry Douglas
- Howard Ross as Roy Conner
- Ramiro Oliveros as Inspector Ramsey
- Rod Mullinar as Inspector Morris
- Giacomo Assandri as Quint
- Eugene Walter as Dorsey
- Fernando Fernán Gómez
References
- l'Unità (1978-01-12) (in Italian). 1978-01-12. p. 11.
- Shaun Anderson (6 January 2011). "The Pyjama Girl Case (1977)". The Celluloid Highway. sonofcelluloid.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- Donald Guarisco. "La Ragazza Dal Pigiama Giallo - Review". All Media Network. www.allmovie.com. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- "LA RAGAZZA DAL PIGIAMA GIALLO 1978 Italy". amandalear.tripod.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved 2014-04-08.