What are the key story phases in Date for a Murder?

The story of Date for a Murder progresses through these phases: Countryside Reunion, Descent into the Underworld, Ambush and Survival, The Roof Fall Pursuit.

How does Date for a Murder end?

In the final act ("The Roof Fall Pursuit"): A violent confrontation leads to a gangster falling to his death from a rooftop. Dreyser survives the climax and continues his relentless search for Walter.

Date for a Murder (1967) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Date for a Murder
Genre: action, crime, thriller
Released: 1967
Rating: 6.8

Plot Analysis Summary

A private detective investigates his friend's disappearance, uncovering organized crime and facing lethal violence in Rome.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Countryside Reunion

Descent into the Underworld

Ambush and Survival

The Roof Fall Pursuit

Two friends from America come together by chance in the Italian countryside. They decide to meet in Rome after both have done private deals. When one then not show up in Rome starts the other one become suspicious and fearful that something has happened to him. He begins to investigate the case himself and ends up in a spiral of industrial espionage, blackmail, and cold-blooded murder ...

Directed by

Mino Guerrini

Key Cast

George Ardisson — Vince Dreyser
Halina Zalewska — Fidelia Forrester
Günther Stoll — Commissioner Silvio Giunta
Mario Brega — Mario Galante
Hans von Borsody — Walter Dempsey

Rating: 6.8/10 (5 votes)