---
title: 'The Facts of Murder (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pietro Germi'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-facts-of-murder-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053039/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Facts of Murder (1959)

1959 · 120 min · Italy

Original title: Un maledetto imbroglio

## Synopsis

The Facts of Murder is a 1959 Italian crime mystery film directed by and starring Pietro Germi with Claudia Cardinale. The film is based on the 1957 novel That Awful Mess on Via Merulana by Carlo Emilio Gadda. The sets were designed by the art director Carlo Egidi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pietro Germi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-germi)
- **Screenplay:** [Pietro Germi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-germi), [Alfredo Giannetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-giannetti), [Ennio de Concini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-de-concini)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carlo Rustichelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-rustichelli)
- **Producer:** [Giuseppe Amato](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-amato)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leonida Barboni](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonida-barboni)
- **Editor:** [Roberto Cinquini](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-cinquini)

## Cast

- [Pietro Tordi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-tordi)
- [Gianni Musy](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-musy)
- [Eleonora Rossi Drago](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleonora-rossi-drago)
- [Rina Mascetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/rina-mascetti)
- [Saro Urzì](https://cinepixo.com/people/saro-urzi)
- [Cristina Gajoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/cristina-gajoni)
- [Antonio Gradoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-gradoli)
- [Silla Bettini](https://cinepixo.com/people/silla-bettini)
- [Antonio Acqua](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-acqua)
- [Toni Ucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/toni-ucci)
- [Nino Castelnuovo](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-castelnuovo)
- [Peppino De Martino](https://cinepixo.com/people/peppino-de-martino)
- [Claudia Cardinale](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-cardinale)
- [Claudio Gora](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-gora)
- [Franco Fabrizi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-fabrizi)

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