The Suspicious Death of a Minor

The Suspicious Death of a Minor (Morte sospetta di una minorenne), also known as Too Young to Die, is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino.

Plot summary
Undercover cop Paolo Germi and the mysterious Marisa meet each other at a dance hall. Germi is unaware of the secret Marisa carries with her; conditions in her life have forced her into underage prostitution. After she is brutally murdered, he decides to go after her killers. However, a killer-for-hire ensures that Germi's investigation won't be easy, while continuing to kill...

Cast

 * Claudio Cassinelli as Paolo Germi
 * Mel Ferrer as Police Superintendent
 * Lia Tanzi as Carmela
 * Gianfranco Barra as Teti
 * Patrizia Castaldi as Marisa
 * Adolfo Caruso as Giannino
 * Jenny Tamburi as Gloria
 * Massimo Girotti as Gaudenzio Pesce
 * Carlo Alighiero as Chief of S.M.C.D. Office
 * Franco Alpestre as Il Menga
 * Fiammetta Baralla as Landlady
 * Barbara Magnolfi as Floriana
 * Aldo Massasso as Listri
 * Roberto Posse as Killer
 * Carlotta Wittig as Director of S.M.C.D.

Production
The Suspicious Death of a Minor was developed under the title Milano Violenta, a title later used for Mario Caiano's film Bloody Payroll. The film was a hybrid of a crime film and a giallo. The screenwriter, Ernesto Gastaldi, later spoke about the film stating "In my opinion, it's a minor film [...] the usually very good Martino didn't manage to give the film a decisive shot-in-the-arm."

Release
The Suspicious Death of a Minor was distributed theatrically by Titanus in Italy on 12 August 1975. The film grossed a total of 507,396,250 Italian lire on its domestic release. The film is also known as Too Young to Die.