Il dolce corpo di Deborah (1968)

Country of Origin: Italy / France
Year of Production: 1968
Running Times: 95 mins
Length: 2598 metres
Format: Technicolor     35mm     Cromoscope     Techniscope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Zenith Cinematografica / Flora Film / Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Producers: Mino Loy, Luciano Martino
Production Supervisor: Sergio Martino
Production Manager: Vittorio Galiano

SCRIPT
Script: Ernesto Gastaldi
Story: Ernesto Gastaldi, Luciano Martino

DIRECTION
Director: Romolo Guerrieri
Assistant Director: Roberto Pariante

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Marcello Masciocchi
Camera Operator: Antonio Schiavolena
Assistant Camera: Gianni Bonivento, Antonio Orlandini

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Eugenio Alabiso
Assistant Editor: Amedeo Moriani

MUSIC
Music: Nora Orlandi
Music Director: Robby Poitevin

SOUND
Sound: Bruno Zanoli, Bruno Moreal

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Mario Van Riel
Hair: Jolanda Conti (real name: Iolanda Conti)
Costume Designer: Gaia Romanini
Costumes Assistant: Tony Randaccio (real name: Antonio Randaccio)

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Amedeo Fago

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisors: William Azzella, Renato Moretti

CAST
Carroll Baker (Deborah)
Jean Sorel (Marcel)
George Hilton (Robert)
Evelyn Stewart (real name: Ida Galli) (Susanna Boileau)
Luigi Pistilli (Philip)
Michel Bardinet (Police Inspector)
Valentino Macchi (garage attendant)
Mirella Panfili (real name: Mirella Pamphili) (telephone operator)
Renato Montalbano (telephone man)
Domenico Ravenna (doctor)
Giuseppe Ravenna (maitre d')

AVAILABILITY

Brazil
Video Distributors: Dado Group

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: K-16

Sweden
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R

West Germany
Rating: 16

TIMELINE

1968
March
15: Italy - passed by the ratings board
20: Italy - theatrical release

1969
February
7: France - theatrical release

March
31: Sweden - theatrical release

April
25: USA - theatrical release

July
12: West Germany - theatrical release

1970
April
13: Denmark - theatrical release

May
1: Finland - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

Riddle, riddle, Debbie in the middle. Surprise, surprise, guess who dies?

There is no such thing as a kiss of death. Or is there?

Warm eyes- cold knife. Sweet body- bitter revenge.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

L'adorable corps de Deborah - French title
The Body
The Sweet Body of Deborah - US title

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Bianco e Nero vol.29 no.5/6 (May / June 1968) p.54 (Italy)
credits

Cinema d'Oggi 1 April 1968 p.7 (Italy)
review

Cinémonde no.1768 (10 December 1968) pp.43-45 (France)
review

Cinémonde no.1778 (18 February 1969) p.43 (France)
note

Daily Cinema no.9583 (7 October 1968) p.4 (UK)
review

Film Italiano (1968) p.72 (Italy)
review

Filmblätter no.33 (13 August 1968) p.390 (West Germany)
review

Filmwoche no.59 (26 July 1968) p.11 (West Germany)
review

Films and Filming vol.15 no.7 (April 1969) p.46 (UK)
review

Hollywood Reporter vol.205 no.6 (10 March 1969) p.3 (USA)
credits, review

Intermezzo vol.23 no.7-8 (30 April 1968) p.7 (Italy)
review

Kine Weekly no.3182 (5 October 1968) p.11 (UK)
review

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.35 no.418 (November 1968) p.168 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review

Variety 26 February 1969 p.30 (USA)
credits, review

KEYWORDS

giallo

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009