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Schemes, seduction, and murder in a stylish Franco-German giallo of marital betrayal.

DIAL LOVE FOR MURDER

Q: What is Dial Love for Murder about?

Dial Love for Murder is about a man who plots to kill his wealthy wife so he can claim her money and be with his young mistress, but his plans don't go as intended.

Infidelity - A new kind of ball game

1970 · 1h 24m · R · Crime / Drama / Thriller · IMDB TMDB

A man plans to kill his wealthy wife for her money and so he can be with his beautiful young mistress. However, things don't turn out exactly as he had planned.

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Quick Answer

What is Dial Love for Murder about?

Dial Love for Murder is a 1970 France-Germany crime drama thriller directed by Wolfgang Becker about a man plotting to kill his wealthy wife for her money and to be with his young mistress.

Programmer's Pick

Dial Love for Murder delivers that sultry, euro-thriller flavor—think giallo with extra bedroom intrigue and double-crosses. If your cocktail of choice is marital mayhem laced with nudity and a dash of Munich noir, this one goes down smooth. Scheming husbands and suspicious wives never looked so good in polyester.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Dial Love for Murder spins a tense web of betrayal, lust, and greed in the urban shadows of Munich. A man, entangled in an affair with a younger woman, is driven to hatch a deadly scheme against his wealthy wife—motivated by both passion and the promise of fortune. The setup is pure giallo: a cocktail of infidelity, nudity, and calculated violence, with characters who are as morally ambiguous as the city at night. As the plot unfolds, the husband's plan is anything but straightforward, suggesting that in this world, nothing is ever as simple as murder for love. Expect a stylish blend of eroticism and suspense, with the promise of twists lurking behind every closed door.

Details & Specs

Director: Wolfgang Becker
Writers: Werner P. Zibaso, Willibald Eser
Release: 1970
Runtime: 1h 24m
Country: France, Germany
Language: German
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Also Known As: Dead Sexy, Amante de medianoche, La signora ha dormito nuda con il suo assassino, Je couche avec mon assassin, Trio pervers, I Slept with My Murderess, Kill Me Again

Why This Matters

Produced by genre specialist Rapid Film, this 1970 French-West German thriller reflects the influence of the fashionable giallo style on European cinema, showcasing cross-border collaboration and commercial genre filmmaking of its era.

— SassyFlix Curator

Cast & Crew

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Director: Wolfgang Becker Writers: Werner P. Zibaso +1 more

Harald Leipnitz Jan

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek Angela

Véronique Vendell Gina

Friedrich Joloff Inspektor

Peter Capell Vanetti WH Wolf Harnisch Burkhardt

Henri Guégan Einbrecher EU Ellen Umlauf Erpresserin HT Helge T. Larisch Einbrecher

Rosl Mayr Putzfrau

Jackie Lombard Callgirl

Waltraud Schaeffler Callgirl

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