Valerie (1957)

Set shortly after the Civil War, a rancher (Sterling Hayden) calmly enters the home of his wife's parents (John Wengraf, Iphigenie Castiglioni) and shoots them as well as his wife (Anita Ekberg). At the trial, we hear testimony from three people: the husband, the wife (who survived the attack, her parents didn't) and the town's preacher (Anthony Steel) and through flashbacks, we see the story from three different perspectives. Directed by Gerd Oswald (A KISS BEFORE DYING), the movie seems inspired by Kurosawa's RASHOMON but unlike RASHOMON, we discover which story is the truth. It's a B programmer and crudely executed but compelling in its own way nevertheless. In a change from her usual sexpot roles, Ekberg's immigrant wife is demure with blouses buttoned up to the neck. I can't honestly recommend it but if it comes your way, you might want to give it a look. With Peter Walker and Jerry Barclay.