What Have You Done to Solange?

What Have You Done to Solange?
Directed by	Massimo Dallamano
Produced by	Leo Pescarolo
Written by	Bruno Di Geronimo, Massimo Dallamano
Starring	Karin Baal Joachim Fuchsberger Cristina Galbó Camille Keaton Fabio Testi
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Cinematography	Joe D'Amato
Editing by	Antonio Siciliano
Release date(s)	1972
Running time	105 min
Country	Italy

What Have You Done to Solange? is a 1972 giallo film directed by Massimo Dallamano. The film was based (loosely) on the Edgar Wallace mystery novel The Clue of the New Pin. It was shot on location in London, England over the course of six weeks in the fall of 1971. The films Italian title is Cosa avete fatto a Solange? In recent years the film has gained a reputation as one of the better giallo films of the early 70's from fans of the genre.

Plot

Italian teacher Enrico Rosseni is having an affair with one of his lovely young students. While on an afternoon outing the two lovers learn that a fellow student is brutally murdered mere yards from them. Now other female students are being targeted by a killer with a sinister vendetta and Rosseni is looking like a suspect.

Cast

Fabio Testi ... Enrico 'Henry' Rosseni

Cristina Galbó ... Elizabeth Seccles

Karin Baal ... Herta Rosseni

Joachim Fuchsberger ... Inspector Barth

Günther Stoll ... Professor Bascombe

Claudia Butenuth ... Brenda Pilchard

Camille Keaton ... Solange Beauregard

Maria Monti ... Mrs. Erickson

Giancarlo Badessi ... Mr. Erickson

Pilar Castel ... Janet Bryant

Giovanna Di Bernardo ... Helen Edmonds

Vittorio Fanfoni ... Enrico's friend

Antonio Casale ... Mr. Newton

Emilia Wolkowicz ... Ruth Holden

Daniele Micheletti ... Mr. Bryant

Rainer Penkert ... Mr. Leach

Carla Mancini ... Susan

Alternate Versions

• The "uncut" DVD has some scenes in the still and artwork gallery that are not shown in that 2002 video release. These include: more nude shots of Elizabeth's body (Cristina Galbó); a scene of a topless Solange (Camille Keaton) being visited by the unidentified killer which is very crucial to the plot; the shower scenes are cropped so that the schoolgirls are only shown topless.

• The UK cinema certificate was rejected by the BBFC. It was eventually released on the Redemption video label in 1996 after 2 minutes 15 secs of cuts to edit the bath murder, and heavily reduce shots of nudity and knives between victim's legs & knees.

Alternate Titles

• Das Geheimnis der grünen Stecknadel (Germany)
• Solange (UK)
• Terror in the Woods (USA)
• The School That Couldn't Scream (USA)
• The Secret of the Green Pins (USA)
• What Have They Done to Solange? (USA)
• What Have You Done to Solange? (UK)
• Who Killed Solange?
• Who's Next? (UK)
• ¿Qué habéis hecho con Solange? (Spain)
• Que Fizeram a Solange? (Portugal)
• O Que Fizeram a Solange? (Brazil)
• ¿Qué hicieron con Solange? (Argentina)
• ¿Qué le han hecho a Solange? (Peru, Venezuela)

External links

• What have you done to Solange at the Internet Movie Database