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Arguably the most insanely idiosyncratic giallo ever directed, DEATH LAID AN EGG (1968) is a true wayward masterpiece of kaleidoscopic Italian counterculture cinema. Directed by largely unsung iconoclastic auteur Giulio Questi (DJANGO KILL!, ARCANA) and starring legendary leading man Jean-Louis Trintignant (THE CONFORMIST) as a married man that may or may not be a serial killer, Gina Lollobrigida (John Huston’s BEAT THE DEVIL) as his delectable yet overly domineering careerist wife, and Swedish blonde bombshell Ewa Aulin (CANDY) as his murderous double-crossing mistress, the film is the virtual giallo equivalent to Godard’s WEEKEND in terms of its crass car crash fetishism, savage anti-bourgeois sentiments, and overall anarchic spirit. Set largely in a hi-tech automated poultry factory that breeds mutant boneless chickens.
Original Release
01/09/1968
US Release
04/29/1970
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gina Lollobrigida | Anna |
Jean-Louis Trintignant | Marco (as Jean Louis Trintignant) / Marco |
Ewa Aulin | Gabrielle |
Jean Sobieski | Mondaini |
Renato Romano | Luigi |
Vittorio André | |
Biagio Pelligra | Chemical operator |
Cleofe Del Cile | Prostitute #1 |
Monica Millesi | |
Ugo Adinolfi |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gina Lollobrigida | Anna |
Jean-Louis Trintignant | Marco (as Jean Louis Trintignant) / Marco |
Ewa Aulin | Gabrielle |
Jean Sobieski | Mondaini |
Renato Romano | Luigi |
Vittorio André | |
Biagio Pelligra | Chemical operator |
Cleofe Del Cile | Prostitute #1 |
Monica Millesi | |
Ugo Adinolfi | |
Conrad Andersen | |
Aldo Bonamano | Police Inspector |
Rina De Filippo | |
Livio Ferraro | |
Mario Guizzardi | |
Margherita Horowitz | Marco's secretary |
Barbara Pignaton | |
Giuliano Raffaelli | |
Jean Rougeul | |
Giancarlo Sisti |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Franco Marras | Producer |