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A Black Veil for Lisa (1968)

1968 · Feature film · 88 min · dir. Massimo Dallamano

White veils for angels

  • Thriller
  • Crime
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Synopsis

Franz Bulon is a police inspector intent on bringing down a major drug ring operating in Hamburg. Thwarted at every turn by an assassin who is systematically killing informants, jealous of his beautiful, younger wife, Lisa, and suspecting her of having an affair (is it real or imagined?), Bulon can scarcely focus on his work. With jealousy nearing the boiling point, Bulon hires Max, the assassin he has arrested for the recent informant murders, to kill his wife...

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Details

Director
Massimo Dallamano
Writer
Massimo Dallamano
Cinematography
Angelo Lotti
Studio
Filmes Cinematografica, PAN Film, Top-Film
Released
1968-08-11
Original title
La morte non ha sesso
Running time
88 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★ · Good Noir Story Should've Been An All-Time Classic, But Suffers From Plot Holes and Missing Scenes · Sean Oliver · 2026-01-17

The basic story for 'A Black Veil For Lisa' could make for an excellent flick. But at 90 mins, it does not have the expository scenes required to clarify the back story regarding Lisa and her marriage to Inspector Bulow which ties all the suspicions and clues together for a satisfying conclusion. This back story is absolutely necessary to drive the story to its suspenseful climax. This is probably not the writer/directors' fault. Instead this movie was seemingly butchered down by producers because of the long-standing conventional movie industry view that thriller/crime movies should never…

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