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Sie tötete in Ekstase (1970)

Country of Origin: Spain / West Germany
Year of Production: 1970
Running Times: 77 mins
Length:
Format:
Colour Format: Eastmancolour
Ratio:
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Fénix Cooperativa Cinematográfica / TeleCine Film und Fernsehproduktion
Production Manager: Rudolph Hertzog Jr
Executive Producer: Karl Heinz Mannchen
Producers: Artur Brauner
Production Managers: Karl Heinz Mannchen, Rudolf Hertzog Jr

SCRIPT
Script: Frank Hollmann (real name: Jesus Franco)

DIRECTION
Director: Frank Hollmann (real name: Jesus Franco)
Assistant Director: Ani Settimo de Esteva

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Manuel Merino
Stills: Ramón Ardid

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Clarissa Ambach

MUSIC
Music: Manfred Hübler, Bruno Nicolai, Siegfried Schwab

CAST
Susann Korda (real name: Soledad Miranda) (Mrs Johnson)
Fred Williams (Dr Johnson)
Paul Müller (Dr Franklin Houston)
Howard Vernon (Professor Jonathan Walker)
Ewa Strömberg (Emmanuelle Crawford)
Horst Tappert (the inspector)
Germano Robles (policeman)
Jesus Franco (Dr Donan)
Beni Cardosi (Dr Donan´s dead wife - uncredited)
Karl Heinz Mannchen (member of the medical congress - uncredited)

PLOT SUMMARY

Dr Johnson's experiments with human embryos is halted by the Medical Board and he takes his own life. His wife sets out to track down and take revenge on the members of the board.

AVAILABILITY

Germany
Video Distributor: CMV Laservision

UK
Video Distributor: Second Sight

USA
Video Distributor: Synapse Films
DVD Distributor: Synapse Films (SFD 0010)

Worldwide
World Sales: Cine-International/Munich

TIMELINE

1971
December

10: West Germany – theatrical release

2000
August

29: USA - DVD release (Synapse Films (SFD 0010))

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Crimes dans l'extase - Belgian French title
Elle tuait en extase - early French title
Misdaad in extase - Belgian Flemish title
Mrs Hyde - working title
She Killed in Ecstasy

REFERENCES

BOOKS

Obsession - The Films of Jess Franco - Lucas Balbo, Peter Blumenstock (eds) p.79 (Berlin: Selbstverlag Frank Trebbin (1993))
credits, illustrated review (by Peter Blumenstock)

KEYWORDS

lesbianism, revenge, serial killers, smothering, suffocation


Last Updated: 15 October, 2008

 


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