The Silk Worm
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?
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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?
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Genre:Mystery, Thriller
Written By:Mino Roli
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Grado Film
Cast
Mario Sequi
Director
Nadja Tiller
Smeralda Amadier
George Hilton
Didier
Riccardo Garrone
Commissioner Guarnieri
Guy Madison
Robert, Smeralda's ex-husband
Evi Marandi
Yvonne, Smeralda's sister
Evi Rigano
Marcelle
Mario Feliciani
Planget, a lawyer
Osvaldo Ruggieri
Raffaele
Carlos de Castro
Anastasios Kuskas, alias Costas Mikaelis
Vivi Gioi
Costa's ex lover
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