What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

1974 [ITALIAN]

Action / Crime / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 63% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 63% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 2773 2.8K

Plot summary

An unidentified fifteen year-old girl is found hanged after an anonymous tip-off. The girl, Silvia Polvesi, is soon discovered to have been murdered. A peeping tom is caught with photos of her having sex with a teenage drop-out but he is later released due to lack of evidence. The investigation, conducted by Inspector Silvestri and the assistant public prosecutor Vittoria Stori, focuses on the girl's parents. Conspiracies and horrors pile up, as do the body parts.

Director

Massimo Dallamano Photo
Massimo Dallamano

Top cast

Marina Berti Photo
Marina Berti as Mrs. Polvesi
Farley Granger Photo
Farley Granger as Mr. Polvesi
Mario Adorf Photo
Mario Adorf as Insp. Valentini
Corrado Gaipa Photo
Corrado Gaipa as DA
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834.32 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 1
1.51 GB
1920*816
Italian 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Prof-Hieronymos-Grost 8 / 10

High brow giallo

A young naked schoolgirl is found hanged in a room locked from the inside, the police suspect suicide, until that is the clues seem to point in the direction of murder. So when the police led by Inspector Silvestri(Claudio Cassinelli) with the assistance of the asst district attorney Vittoria Stori (Giovanna Ralli) realise that they are investigating a teen prostitute ring with some highly influential people involved, they know they are going to have a tough time convicting anyone and sure enough their investigation is dogged with interference and dead ends. Dallamano director of What have they done to Solange? again returns to his schoolgirl in peril themed story and like its predecessor it's a highly controversial topic that is handled professionally and intelligently. Despite its topic, there's very little in the way of visual sleaziness here, the offences against the girls are confined to tape recordings the police have and its from these that they build their case. The film is in fact only half Giallo and plays more like a Poliziotteschi (Italian police procedure film), we only get brief glimpses of the leather clad killer as he tries to cover up his identity by killing those who might be able to give him away. Stelvio Cipriani again provides an excellent score, the film looks good visually, no more than you'd expect from a director who used to ply his trade as a cinematographer, there's also a very memorable chase scene that livens up the film immensely. Claudio Cassinelli and Cortese provide some fine acting in their respective roles, if there is such thing as a high brow Giallo this must surely be it.
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Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 10 / 10

Classy giallo/polizia hybrid

Massimo Dallamano, the director of the excellent giallo WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO SOLANGE?, is also behind this similar follow-up which takes more of a police procedural approach to the proceedings. It's inviting, involving stuff, taking a sleazy plotline and giving it a classy approach with an excellent soundtrack and cinematography, alongside a cast of seasoned Italian cast members who give it their all (Claudio Cassinelli and Giovanna Ralli make a good pairing and Mario Adorf is always great fun). The film isn't overtly gory, but there are the usual shocking moments, lots of disturbing bits, and at least one great chase sequence. The ending is as pessimistic as they come.

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