Dark Purpose movie storyline. American secretary Karen Williams travels to Italy with her employer, art appraiser Raymond Fountaine, to assess the valuable collection of Count Paolo Barbarelli at his villa overlooking the sea. The count lives there with Cora, a young woman suffering from memory loss, whom he claims to have taken in like a daughter after her skiing accident.
Karen falls in love with the count, but Cora wants her gone. She later confides to Karen that she is not Paolo’s daughter but his wife. He is slowly poisoning her so he ultimately can inherit her family’s money, Cora says, but Karen isn’t sure whether to believe her story.
Cora is found dead. The police believe it to be a suicide, but evidence at the scene leads Karen to believe that Paolo was indeed responsible for the young woman’s death. It leads to a confrontation and violent struggle. A vicious watchdog tries to protect his master, but instead knocks Paolo into a fountain, where he drowns.
Dark Purpose is a 1964 film directed by George Marshall and starring Shirley Jones, Rossano Brazzi, George Sanders, Giorgia Moll, Micheline Presle, Emma Baron, Mathilda Calnan, Fanfulla and Charles Fawcett. The film was released on April 3, 1964 by Universal Pictures.
Dark Purpose (1964)
Directed by: George Marshall
Starring: Shirley Jones, Rossano Brazzi, George Sanders, Giorgia Moll, Micheline Presle, Emma Baron, Mathilda Calnan, Fanfulla, Charles Fawcett
Screenplay by: Massimo D’Avak, David P. Harmon, Doris Hume Kilburn
Cinematography by: Gábor Pogány
Film Editing by: Giancarlo Cappelli
Costume Design by: Tina Grani
Art Direction by: Massimo Tavazzi
Music by: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: April 3, 1964
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