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Feb 2, 1970 · Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It: Directed by Salvatore Samperi. With Jean Sorel, Marilù Tolo, Maurizio Degli Esposti, Gigi Ballista. When a young man named Enrico comes back home for his fathers funeral he discovers his brother Cesare and his sister Verde may be plotting his death.
Uccidete il vitello grasso e arrostitelo (internationally released as Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It) is a 1970 Italian giallo film directed by Salvatore Samperi.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. (23) Bring hither the fatted calf. —It is interesting to remember the impression which this part of the parable made on one of the great teachers of the Church as early as the second century.
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.
Titled KILL THE FATTED CALF AND ROAST IT, picture opens with cows being taken to the slaughterhouse and in the final reel the Biblical parable from Luke of the Prodigal Son is quoted to explain the relevance of this ominous and highly uncommercial movie moniker.
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.
When he comes back home for his father’s funeral, Enrico discovers his brother and his lover as responsible for his death. He hires a detective to discover evidence of the presumed murder. However, he will be the one to discover his father’s death certificate, drawn up two days after his death.
