What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974): Cast & Plot
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? is a 1974 horror thriller directed by Massimo Dallamano, starring Sherry Buchanan as Silvia Polvesi, Claudio Cassinelli and Giovanna Ralli. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Massimo Dallamano
- Original language
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Italian - Studio
- Primex Italiana
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is What Have They Done to Your Daughters? About?
The premise of What Have They Done to Your Daughters? without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
An anonymous tip brings police to a bathroom, revealing a murder once thought a suicide. Fifteen‑year‑old Silvia Polvesi, believed to have hanged herself, is found dead. A peeping‑tom with photos of her and a dropout is released for lack of evidence. Inspector Silvestri and prosecutor Vittoria Stori focus on the parents, exposing a sex ring, a killer and dismembered bodies.
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- rape
- teenage girl
- psycho killer
- psychopathic killer
- italian exploitation
- exploitation
- teenage prostitute
- murder of a teenage girl
- giallo thriller
- 15 year old
- pretty girl
- male pubic hair
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- male rear nudity
- stalker
- psycho terror
- sadistic psychopath
- grindhouse film
- slasher
- italian horror
- cruelty
- beating
- torture
- female nudity
- brutality
- stalking
- sexual perversion
- sadism
- slapped in the face
- psychopath
- giallo
- chase
- disturbed person
- escaped murderer
- eyeglasses
- masked murderer
- mysterious murderer
- unknown murderer
- poliziottesco
- slipping
- spelunking
- masked killer
- teenage prostitution
- underage prostitute
- prostitution ring
- underage prostitution ring
- murder of a prostitute
- murder of a teenager
- murder of a girl
- staged suicide
- sex trafficking
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? Cast & Characters
Sherry Buchanan leads the cast as Silvia Polvesi, with Claudio Cassinelli as Insp. Silvestri and Giovanna Ralli as Asst. DA Vittoria Stori. Directed by Massimo Dallamano; 27 actors are credited in all.
- Director Massimo Dallamano
- Sherry Buchanan as Silvia Polvesi
- Claudio Cassinelli as Insp. Silvestri
- Giovanna Ralli as Asst. DA Vittoria Stori
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Mario Adorf as Insp. Valentini
Also Starring in What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
· 23 more- Roberta Paladini Patrizia Valentini
- Franco Fabrizi Bruno Paglia
- Paolo Turco Marcello Tosti
- Marina Berti Mrs. Polvesi
- Clara Zovianoff Mrs. Talenti
- Micaela Pignatelli Rosa
- Salvatore Puntillo Napoli
- Ferdinando Murolo Sgt. Giardina
- Adriana Falcão Giuliana Bigi
- Steffen Zacharias Prof. Beltrame (uncredited)
- Renata Moar Laura
- Luigi Antonio Guerra Reporter
- Attilio Dottesio Coroner (uncredited)
- Lorenzo Piani Reporter
- Giuseppe Marrocco Cop (uncredited)
- Farley Granger Mr. Polvesi
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- Francesco D'Adda Doctor (uncredited)
- Corrado Gaipa DA
- Luciano Zanussi Cop (uncredited)
- Giancarlo Badessi Paglia's Lawyer (uncredited)
- Bruno Alias Cop / Reporter (uncredited)
- Eleonora Morana Polvesi's Housemaid
- Leonardo Severini Agt. Russo
More from Massimo Dallamano
More films directed by Massimo Dallamano: Colt 38 Special Squad, The Night Child, Innocence and Desire and What Have You Done to Solange?.
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? Plot Summary
What happens in What Have They Done to Your Daughters? from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Following an anonymous tip-off, the police break into an attic apartment in a small town in the province of Brescia and discover the naked body of a schoolgirl hanging from the rafters in an apparent suicide. The autopsy reveals that the victim, 15-year-old Silvia Polvesi Sherry Buchanan, was approximately two months pregnant. While reviewing footage of a student demonstration, Assistant District Attorney Vittoria Stori Giovanna Ralli and Inspector Valentini Mario Adorf see Silvia enter a different building around the time of her death, leading them to suspect that Silvia was murdered and that the killer moved her body to the attic.
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What Have They Done to Your Daughters? Trailers & Videos
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How Well Do You Know What Have They Done to Your Daughters??
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What do the police initially believe about the death of 15-year-old Silvia Polvesi when they find her body hanging in an attic apartment?
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? Also Known As
12 alternative titles, including “O Que Eles Fizeram a Suas Filhas?” and “Полицията търси помощ”.
- Also known as
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- O Que Eles Fizeram a Suas Filhas?
- Полицията търси помощ
- La lame infernale
- I amesos drasis se synagermo
- O dolofonos me to balda
- Diestramenos ektelestis
- Полиция просит помощи
- Corrupción de menores
- SOS special force
- The Coed Murders
- Der Tod trägt schwarzes Leder
- 他们对你的女儿们干了什么
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What Have They Done to Your Daughters? FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of What Have They Done to Your Daughters?, each answered in a sentence.
How long is What Have They Done to Your Daughters??
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was What Have They Done to Your Daughters? released?
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? was released on August 10, 1974.
Who directed What Have They Done to Your Daughters??
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? was directed by Massimo Dallamano.
More films by Massimo Dallamano Who is in the cast of What Have They Done to Your Daughters??
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? stars Sherry Buchanan as Silvia Polvesi, Claudio Cassinelli as Insp. Silvestri and Giovanna Ralli as Asst. DA Vittoria Stori, among 27 credited actors.
Does What Have They Done to Your Daughters? have a post-credit scene?
No. What Have They Done to Your Daughters? has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is What Have They Done to Your Daughters? in?
The original language of What Have They Done to Your Daughters? is Italian.
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