The Silk Worm

Mar 1, 1974

1h 30m

★ 6.5

Overview

Smeralda Amadier, a retired singer, lives in an isolated villa with her secretary Marcella and her lover Didier (but throws out the latter after catching him with another woman). Smeralda has huge debts and when creditors threaten her with bankruptcy she decides to sell her valuable jewels. That evening, she meets Costas, a handsome young man who seduces her. Next morning, there is no sign of him or the jewels. He was apparently a penniless gigolo, but who was his secret partner in the theft?

Genres

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Grado Film

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Cast

Smeralda Amadier

Nadja Tiller

Didier

George Hilton

Commissioner Guarnieri

Riccardo Garrone

Robert, Smeralda's ex-husband

Guy Madison

Yvonne, Smeralda's sister

Evi Marandi

Marcelle

Evi Rigano

Planget, a lawyer

Mario Feliciani

Raffaele

Osvaldo Ruggieri

Anastasios Kuskas, alias Costas Mikaelis

Carlos de Castro

Costa's ex lover

Vivi Gioi

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