Psychout for Murder

Psychout for Murder
Psychout for Murder
Directed by	Rossano Brazzi
Written by	Biagio Proietti ; Diana Crispo
Produced by	Oscar Brazzi
Starring	Adrienne La Russa ; Rossano Brazzi ; Nino Castelnuovo ; Paola Pitagora
Cinematography	Luciano Trasatti
Edited by	Amedeo Giomini
Music by	Benedetto Ghiglia
Release date	1969;
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Psychout for Murder (Italian: Salvare la faccia, lit. 'To save face') is a 1969 thriller film directed by Rossano Brazzi under the pseudonym Edward Ross.

Plot

Cast

Adrienne La Russa as Licia Brignoli
Rossano Brazzi as Marco Brignoli
Nino Castelnuovo as Mario
Paola Pitagora as Giovanna Brignoli
Alberto de Mendoza as Francesco
Idelma Carlo as Laura
Renzo Petretto as Paterlini
Néstor Garay as the politician
Marcello Bonini Olas as Monsignor
Nerio Bernardi as the waiter

Production

The film was an Italian-Argentine co-production between Chiara Film, Banco Film, and Glori Art.^[1]^[2]

Release

The film was released in Italian cinemas by PAC in the early 1969.^[1] It was released in the United States in 1971 with an R rating from the MPAA.^[2] The American version of the film included new sex scenes by Brazzi as well as inserts by Ted Kneeland.^[3]

Reception

A contemporary Variety review noted: "if you were watching this film without any regard for sense or substance, you'd have a reasonably good time" with its "very level artsy montage" but "a flat or inane dialog".^[2] Vincent Canby wrote: "It can't make up its mind whether it's a peep show, a mystery or a suspense melodrama, and so more or less compromises by immediately failing at everything."^[4]

References

1 2 Chiti, Roberto (March–April 1969). "Salvare la faccia". Bianco e Nero. 30 (3–4): 11.
1 2 3 Gold. (20 January 1971). "Psychout for Murder". Variety Film Reviews, Vol. 13. Bowler. p. 16.
↑ Curti, Roberto (14 June 2022). Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History. McFarland. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-4766-8248-8.
↑ Canby, Vincent (23 January 1971). "The Screen". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2025.

External links

Psychout for Murder at IMDb

[dbdb-1] 1 2 Chiti, Roberto (March–April 1969). "Salvare la faccia". Bianco e Nero. 30 (3–4): 11.

[djd-2] 1 2 3 Gold. (20 January 1971). "Psychout for Murder". Variety Film Reviews, Vol. 13. Bowler. p. 16.

[Curti-3] Curti, Roberto (14 June 2022). Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History. McFarland. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-4766-8248-8.

[4] Canby, Vincent (23 January 1971). "The Screen". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2025.

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