Naked Girl Murdered in the Park

Lurid (and inaccurate - it's an old man fully dressed who is killed in a park; a naked woman IS killed much later, but nowhere near a park) title for a tepid thriller, though it does have three exceptionally good-looking women (including a "mother" who is about the same age as her daughters!), a couple of original / outrageous twists, and some dizzying camerawork at the end. **1/2 out of 4.

An elderly gentleman with a life insurance for a million dollars is found shot dead in the amusement park - on the same day he signed the document. The insurance company doesn't think this is a coincidence and puts their best man, Chris Bayer, on the case, competing with the police inspector as to who'll solve the case first. The smart insurance agent seduces both (!) daughters of the deceased, but despite his, um, "efforts", soon there are more deaths in the family...

Suspenseful, even if unnecessarily confused thriller by frequent filmmaker Alfonso Brescia, who had an excellent cast at his disposal, including Bond villain Adolfo Celi, Robert Hoffmann, Irena Demick ("The Sicilian Clan"), character actor Philippe Leroy and the stunning Pilar Velasquez. The versatile Leroy is rather wasted here, though.

This rarely watched Giallo turns out to be an acceptable thriller in which occurs a mysterious death at an attraction park , resulting in unpredictable consequences with thrilling events , deliciously twisted happenings and brief touches of erotism . Mystery/thriller with baroque giallo overtones and surprising intrigue, being well proceeded here and there , along with an unbearably tension in charge of the adequate protagonists . Insurance company sends its top man, an insurance investigator named Chris Buyer (Robert Hoffman) , he's assigned by the chiefs (Tomas Blanco, Philippe Leroy) of his company to investigate the death a wealthy industrialist named Johann Wallenberger who was found dead only hours after taking out a million dollar insurance policy . He decides to go undercover by dating the dead man's daughter , Catherine (Pilar Velazquez), who suffers astonishing nightmares and is taunted by menacing phone calls leaving her on edge of sanity , but before long , he's in her family home , in Madrid outskirts , there he meets her mother Magda (Irina Demick) who goes crazy and her sister Barbara Wallenberger (Patrizia Adiutori) who starts seducing him . Along the way , a stubborn commissioner called Huber (Adolfo Celi) begins investigating the grisly killings that are happening around the peculiar family .

A decent mystery/thriller with a lot of mysterious murders and combining the elements of intrigue with drama and plot twists . This is pretty entertaining stuff about a wealthy financier who has showed up dead outside a haunted house ride, while a young playboy investigator seeks answers from a luxurious countryside house . Suspenseful and interesting screenplay by expert Antonio Fos , Lorenzo Gicca Palli and Al Bradley himself , though quite tiring at times. There is a surprising murder in a House of Horrors of Madrid amusement park where was also filmed : ¨Umberto Lenzi's Nightmare City¨ (1980) and there is plenty of nakedness and even adding Nazi war criminals . This intriguing/chilling Italian/Spanish exploitation displays colorful images , disturbing frames , eerie scenes , nudism , mysterious events and a pretty unexpected, unpredictable conclusion . Atmospheric and oddball Giallo with chilling frames , a lot of naked people , twisted scenes , taking place cruel killings , and confusion around Wallemberg family . Some illogical parts in the story are more than compensated for the excitement provided by some bizarre images , though are sometimes poorly shot and tedious at times . The movie is running out of ideas a lot ; however , being still good enough to be fun . Stars the handsome Robert Hossein as an investigator from insurance company , Pilar Velazquez as the beautiful young who's stalked by a stranger , Irina Demick as the often drinking mother usually losing her mind and Patrizia Adiutori as her sexually active elder sister Barbara . Being a Spain/Italy co-production here shows up a number of familiar faces as Spanish actors , such as : Tomás Blanco , Lorenzo Robledo , Teresa Gimpera , Maria Vico and Italians as Philippe Leroy , Adolfo Celi , Franco Ressel , Howard Ross .

It displays an adequate and atmospheric cinematography by Alfonso Nieva , utterly filmed in Madrid , though interiors shot in Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy . Likewise , it contains a mysterious and evocative musical score by Carlo Savina , a Morricone's disciple. This average giallo was regularly directed by really prolific Italian director Alfonso Brescia with flaws , gaps , shortcomings and a little bit cheesy . Alfonso Brescia often nicknamed Al Bradley was a below average director who in the 60s , 70s , and 80s made a lot of films . Bradley was a craftsman who directed all kind of genres . Alfonso Brescia or Al Bradley was born in Rome , 1930, and died in 2001 . He was a director and writer , known for directing Spaghetti Westerns : Days of Violence ,Killer Caliber and The Colt Is My Law . Alfonso began directing muscle-men epics as The Conqueror of Atlantis , The magnificent gladiator , La Rivolta dei Pretoriani . He also directed Sci-Fi and Sword and witchery genre as Iron Warrior , Sette Uomini D'Oro Nello Spazio , The war of the robots . Adventures : Zanna Bianca Il Cacciatore Solitario, White Fang and the Hunter , Amazons against Supermen , Adventures of Don Juan . And Wartime films such as Objetivo Rommel , Misiones Ardientes and Hell in Normandy . Rating 5.5 out of 10.

There is a bunch of Gialli that tell a story about an inheritance. Most of them tend to be rather crime movies than Gialli in the classic sense.

This film by Alfonso Brescia also tells a story about an inheritance that spreads murder, and in the first half of the film, only one killing happens (in the opening scene), and then the film goes on rather as a family drama than a Giallo. But in the middle of the film, the title happens (a member of the family is indeed found nude and killed in a park), and from now on, it's a typical Giallo. The bodies are piling up (the murder scenes are not very graphic, but there are some stylish moments), and towards the climax, there is the usual surprise as the identity of the killer is revealed. The revelation is as implausible as often with Gialli, but it works better than in other similarly mediocre ones.

Brescia's direction is nothing special, the lead actors are only average, but there is some fine supporting cast lead by Adolfo Celi as the investigating Police inspector. So, the first half is a bit dreary, but the second half is surely capable of satisfying Giallo afficionados.

Wealthy financier Johan Wallenberger is murdered in a House of Horrors of Madrid amusement park.His daughter Catherine(Pilar Velazquez)is taunted by mysterious and highly menacing phone calls and stalked by a stranger.An investigator from insurance company named Chris(Robert Hoffman)comes to Catherine's mansion where her wealthy family lives including her often drinking mother Magda(Irina Demick)and her sexually active elder sister Barbara(Patrizia Adiutori)who will be later found naked and slashed in the park.Mediocre giallo directed by highly prolific Italian director Alfonso Brescia.The film is poorly paced and quite tedious at times.Still Spanish scenery is wonderful and there is plenty of nudity.There is an interesting back story about Nazi war criminals and pretty unexpected climax.6 razors out of 10.