Death Walks on High Heels
1971 ‘La Morte cammina con i tacchi alti’ Directed by Luciano Ercoli
Synopsis
A famed jewel thief named Rochard is slashed to death on a train. His daughter Nicole, a famous nightclub performer in Paris, is questioned by the police about some missing diamonds but she claims to know nothing about this. Nicole is then terrorized by a masked man with piercing blue eyes who demands to know where her father has hidden the stolen diamonds. Suspecting that her jealous boyfriend Michel may be the man who is harassing her, Nicole and her new-found friend Dr. Robert Matthews escape to England and apparant safety. But the killer will strike again... Written by Johan Melle
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Excellent specimen of the Italian Giallo, which all the desirable trademark ingredients. A must-see for all suspense-fans!
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Possibly the lightest of Gialli, this is nevertheless a solid whodunit set (unusually) somewhere on the south coast of England and has plenty of twists to keep you guessing.
Also worth it for the final shot that surely inspired the closing skits on every episode of Police Squad where two detectives gaze into each others eyes for just a little too long for comfort... -
Excellent specimen of the Italian Giallo, which all the desirable trademark ingredients. A must-see for all suspense-fans!
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A really fun giallo that is more than a little of a fishy tale. We get a strange seller of fish on the beach, always popping up, an extraordinary attempt at erotic fish eating and absolutely masses of red herrings. But aside from all that this is a most convoluted tale where nobody could predict the outcome, let alone the hilarious pair from Scotland Yard. Indeed more humour than usual in this slightly longer than usual sparkling giallo. Not filled with killings but when they come they are most effective and explicit, and the sexiness of the opening with the Crazy Horse setting continues throughout, mainly thanks to Nieves Navarro. Opening in Paris then, we move to London, some fine night shots near The Windmill, and finally to ‘the countryside’, which I had always assumed to be somewhere in the UK but, the clue is in the co-production status and is I learn in fact Spain. Highly recommended.