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Dagger Eyes
Dagger Eyes
	Italian theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti
Directed by	Carlo Vanzina
Written by	Carlo Vanzina; Enrico Vanzina
Starring	Carole Bouquet
Cinematography	Giuseppe Maccari
Edited by	Raimondo Crociani
Music by	Armando Trovaioli
Distributed by	Tris Film
Release dates	November 28, 1983; (Italy); March 5, 1986; (France)
Running time	84 min.
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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Dagger Eyes (released in Italy and France as Mystère; also known as Murder Near Perfect) is an Italian thriller film starring Carole Bouquet as Mystère.^[1] The plot deals with prostitution.^[2] The film was first released in Italy in 1983.^[3]

Plot synopsis

Mystère is a high-class French prostitute who practices in Rome. Her friend and colleague Pamela steals a gold lighter from a German customer and hides it in her purse. The German and Pamela are mysteriously killed in rapid succession and Mystère is saved from an aggression only by the prompt intervention of Inspector Colt. Mystère and Colt come to a subtle understanding that will allow the pair to come to the fore of the international intrigue in which they find themselves involved.

The German was in fact a photographer who had taken very compromising shots of an attack by the Soviet secret services on an American office in the Piazza di Spagna. The microfilm from the camera was hidden in the lighter that ended up in Mystère possession. The beautiful prostitute discovers that her friend's killer, the photographer, is the head of Criminalpol, and manages to save Colt from them. Colt then kills his boss and decides to deal directly with the secret services to be able to obtain a large sum for the film and escape to make a new life with Mystère.

An adventurous succession of events allows the inspector obtain a million dollars but the initial plan changes and Mystère is left behind. Mystère finds Colt in his golden exile and instead of taking revenge, the couple fall in love. Not even the return of a secret agent, after the money from the film, spoils the new life they have made.

Production

The Vanzina brothers had the idea of this film after seeing the Frenchman Diva ( 1981 ) [1] .

The film is divided into chapters, with a prologue (the attack on the Piazza di Spagna taken up by the German photographer), 4 chapters represented by the same number of adventurous days that followed in Rome where the story related to the microfilm in the lighter develops, and an epilogue (Mystère that finds Colt). The latter was imposed on the authors by the producer Goffredo Lombardo . Carlo and Enrico Vanzina were in fact for a dry and cynical ending, but the production opted for a happy ending and so it was done. [1]

Location

The film was shot in Rome and in particular at the Hotel Sheraton at Eur that opened just that year and at the Villa Borghese underground car park . The externals of the epilogue were shot in Hong Kong . [1]

Cast

Carole Bouquet as Mystère
Phil Coccioletti as Inspector Colt
Duilio Del Prete as Captain Levi
John Steiner as Ivanov
Gabriele Tinti as Mink
Peter Berling as Reinhardt
Janet Ågren as Pamela
Samuele Goldzader
Marcia Briscoe
Livio Galassi
Lionello Pio Di Savoia
Gregory Snegoff
Stefano Davanzati
Roberto Renna
Sergio Tardioli

References

^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (2002). Dizionario del cinema italiano (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 67. ISBN 88-7742-429-X.
^ Bruno Di Marino (1998). Premiata ditta "fratelli Vanzina" (in Italian). Falsopiano. p. 15.
^ Harris M. Lentz (1994). Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Supplement 2, Through 1993. Vol. 4. McFarland. p. 395. ISBN 0-89950-927-4.

External links

Dagger Eyes at IMDb

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[1] Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (2002). Dizionario del cinema italiano (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 67. ISBN 88-7742-429-X.

[2] Bruno Di Marino (1998). Premiata ditta "fratelli Vanzina" (in Italian). Falsopiano. p. 15.

[3] Harris M. Lentz (1994). Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Supplement 2, Through 1993. Vol. 4. McFarland. p. 395. ISBN 0-89950-927-4.

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 ==Plot synopsis==
-Mystère is a high-class French prostitute who practices in Rome . Her friend and colleague Pamela steals a gold lighter from a German customer and hides it in her purse. The German and Pamela are mysteriously killed in rapid succession and the same Mystère is saved from an aggression only for the promptness of mind and the prompt intervention of the inspector "Colt". With the latter comes a subtle understanding that will allow the two to come to the fore of the international intrigue in which they find themselves involved.
+Mystère is a high-class [[French]] prostitute who practices in [[Rome]]. Her friend and colleague Pamela steals a gold lighter from a [[German]] customer and hides it in her purse. The German and Pamela are mysteriously killed in rapid succession and Mystère is saved from an aggression only by the prompt intervention of Inspector Colt. Mystère and Colt come to a subtle understanding that will allow the pair to come to the fore of the international intrigue in which they find themselves involved.
-The German, in fact, was a photographer who had made very compromising shots on the occasion of an attack by the Soviet secret services on an American high office, which took place in Piazza di Spagna . He then hid the microfilm of the same in the lighter then accidentally passed into the hands of Mystère. The beautiful prostitute discovers that the photographer and friend's killer is the head of Criminalpol, and manages to save Colt from them. The same Colt then kills his boss and decides to deal directly with the secret services to be able to obtain a rich sum with which then escape for a new life with Mystère.
+The German was in fact a photographer who had taken very compromising shots of an attack by the Soviet secret services on an American office in the [[Piazza di Spagna]]. The microfilm from the camera was hidden in the lighter that ended up in Mystère possession. The beautiful prostitute discovers that her friend's killer, the photographer, is the head of Criminalpol, and manages to save Colt from them. Colt then kills his boss and decides to deal directly with the secret services to be able to obtain a large sum for the film and escape to make a new life with Mystère.
-The adventurous succession of events actually allows the inspector to take the million dollars but then the initial plan changes and the woman is abandoned. But Mystère equally reaches Colt in his golden exile and, instead of taking revenge, asks for and obtains love. Not even the return on their traces of the secret agent, thirsty for the money given up for the famous exchange, spoils the party for the two lovers who, once they find themselves, can finally enjoy the sweaty booty.
+An adventurous succession of events allows the inspector obtain a million dollars but the initial plan changes and Mystère is left behind. Mystère finds Colt in his golden exile and instead of taking revenge, the couple fall in love. Not even the return of a secret agent, after the money from the film, spoils the new life they have made.
 ==Production==