A murder mystery so Italian it probably solves itself with hand gestures.
Production
Gloriously committed 1930s New York sets somewhere in Rome.
Costume
Canary-yellow everything. The title wasn't subtle.
Director
Daniele Cascella
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
S.S. Van Dine's Philo Vance novels were huge in 1920s America but nearly forgotten; Italy's RAI kept the character weirdly alive through TV adaptations.
This belongs to a bizarre subgenre: Italian television's obsession with American detective fiction, where Chandler and Christie got more respect than at home.
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