''Carnal Circuit'' ( it, Femmine insaziabili, german: Mord im schwarzen Cadillac, also known as ''The Insatiables'' and ''Beverly Hills'') is a 1969 Italian-German
giallo
In Italian cinema, ''Giallo'' (; plural ''gialli'', from ''giallo'', Italian for yellow) is a genre of mystery fiction and thrillers that often contains slasher, crime fiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, sexploitation, a ...
written and directed by
Alberto De Martino.
Plot
A man hides his best friend from the
criminals
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Can ...
out to get him and suffers a violent beating. His friend gets killed, and he tries to find out why.
Cast
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Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone (born Mary Dorothy Maloney; January 29, 1924 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress.
Her film career began in 1943, and in her early years, she played small roles, mainly in B-movies, with the exception of a supporting role ...
as Vanessa Brighton
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Robert Hoffmann as Paolo Vittori
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Luciana Paluzzi as Mary Sullivan
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Frank Wolff as Frank Donovan
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John Ireland as Walter Salinger
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Roger Fritz
Roger Fritz (22 September 1936 – 26 November 2021) was a German actor, director, producer and photographer, perhaps best known for '' Cross of Iron'', and his work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder in '' Querelle'', '' Lili Marleen'' and ''Berlin ...
as Giulio Lamberti
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Romina Power as Gloria Brighton
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Nicoletta Machiavelli as Luisa Lamberti
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Ini Assmann
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Selected filmography
* ''The Magnificent Tony Carrera'' (1968)
* '' Hugo, the Woman Chaser'' (1969)
* ''Death Knocks Twice'' (1969)
* ''Carnal Circuit
''Carnal Circuit'' ...
as Salinger's secretary
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Rosemarie Lindt as Patty
*Elena Persiani as Claire
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Rainer Basedow as Donovan's henchman
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John Karlsen
John Karlsen, sometimes credited as Charles John Karlsen or John Karlson (20 October 1919 – 5 July 2017), was an actor from New Zealand who was active in cinema between 1958 and 2003. He is best known for '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure ...
as Fletcher
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Rod Dana
Rod Dana (born Roger Francke; 8 August 1934) is an American former actor, writer and model, mainly active in Italian cinema.
Life and career
Born in Vernal, Utah, Dana started his career as a runway and photographic model in the late 1950s.Enr ...
as Charlie
Production
''Carnal Circuit'' was shot in Rome between February 12, 1968, and February 1969.
During an underwater scene the camera operator unexpectedly and without
Romina Power's knowing, pulled down the bottom part of her swimsuit. For a moment you can see her bum. Afterwards, Romina's mother went to the producer Goffredo Lombardo shouting and complaining about director
Alberto De Martino.
Release
In West Germany, ''Carnal Circuit'' was released on August 13, 1970.
References
External links
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Giallo films
1969 films
1960s crime thriller films
1960s Italian-language films
English-language German films
English-language Italian films
Films directed by Alberto De Martino
Films scored by Bruno Nicolai
West German films
1960s Italian films
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