Assassination in Rome is a thriller film directed by Silvio Amadio that follows a pretty American tourist as she is pulled into an Italian vacation full of danger, romance, and mysteries. Shelley North (Cyd Charisse), a rich American socialite, had gone to Rome with the hope of a peaceful vacation full of sightseeing with her husband disappears. With the American embassy brushing his disappearance off as a side ÒtripÓ with a mistress, Shelley continues trying to find out what happened. Thankfully, her reporter old flame Dick Sherman (Hugh O'Brien) is also in Rome investigating an interesting drug-related murder. Utilizing Dick's contacts to Police Inspector Baudi (Alberto Closas), he and Shelley begin a partnership in a hope to discover just why the dead man has Shelley's husband Bill on his contact list. It is all cloak and dagger as they discover a darker world of drug smuggling, the Italian mafia, and international espionage. Surrounded by beautiful scenery, Assassination in Rome is an interesting mystery thriller in the Italian style.moreless
