Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It

Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It

92 mins | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 2, 1970

After many years of living abroad, a troubled young man returns home due to the death of his father (who he suspects was actually murdered). He attempts to untangle that mystery while still carrying an unhealthy obsession toward his mother, who committed suicide ten years ago. This obsession then draws in his attractive cousin and takes a sexual turn.

Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It

92 mins | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 2, 1970

Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It
After many years of living abroad, a troubled young man returns home due to the death of his father (who he suspects was actually murdered). He attempts to untangle that mystery while still carrying an unhealthy obsession toward his mother, who committed suicide ten years ago. This obsession then draws in his attractive cousin and takes a sexual turn.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Mars Film Produzione, Prodigo Film
Original title Uccidete il vitello grasso e arrostitelo
Directors Carlo Zara, Eleonora Pallottini, Giorgio Maulini, Salvatore Samperi
Writers Dacia Maraini, Salvatore Samperi

Cast

Jean Sorel

as Cesare Merlo

Marilù Tolo

as Verde

Maurizio Degli Esposti

as Enrico Merlo

Gigi Ballista

as Il medico

Noris Fiorina

as Fidanzata di Cesare

Pier Paolo Capponi

as The Private Detective

Aleka Paizi

as Italia - The Maid

Bernadette Kell

as La mondana