Smeralda Amadier, a retired singer, lives in an isolated villa with her secretary Marcella and her lover Didier (but throws out the latter after catching him with another woman). Smeralda has huge debts and when creditors threaten her with bankruptcy she decides to sell her valuable jewels. That evening, she meets Costas, a handsome young man who seduces her. Next morning, there is no sign of him or the jewels. He was apparently a penniless gigolo, but who was his secret partner in the theft?
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Cast
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Nadja Tiller
Smeralda Amadier
Known for
Barefoot
George Hilton
Didier
Known for
All the Colours of the Dark
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
Mario Sequi
Mino Roli
Antonio Gentile
Angelo Novi
Riccardo Garrone
Commissioner Guarnieri
Known for
La Dolce Vita
Sherlock Hound
Giuliano Giunti
Alvaro Lanzoni
Guy Madison
Robert, Smeralda's ex-husband
Known for
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
Old Shatterhand
Massimo Manasse
Known for
Delirium: Photo of Gioia
Domenico Comanducci
Mario Sequi Director · Mino Roli Screenplay Mario Bertolazzi Composer
First release March 1, 1974 · Produced in Italy · Original title Il baco di seta
Production
Grado Film
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Italy
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Original title
Il baco di seta
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · March 1, 1974
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No release date listed for United States.
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