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A sexy newlywed couple visits the husband's hometown in Geneva, where they are subjected to threats stemming from the death of his former fiancée.A sexy newlywed couple visits the husband's hometown in Geneva, where they are subjected to threats stemming from the death of his former fiancée.A sexy newlywed couple visits the husband's hometown in Geneva, where they are subjected to threats stemming from the death of his former fiancée.
Ida Galli
- Suzanne Boileau
- (as Evelyn Stewart)
Mirella Pamphili
- Switchboard Operator
- (as Mirella Panfili)
Franco Beltramme
- Boxer
- (uncredited)
Sisto Brunetti
- Agent
- (uncredited)
Lella Cattaneo
- Woman at the Nightclub
- (uncredited)
Piero Del Papa
- Boxer
- (uncredited)
Silvio Klein
- Match Spectator
- (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco
- Match Spectator
- (uncredited)
Orlando Pallamari
- Match Spectator
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe newlyweds' "honeymoon cottage", as featured in this film, was later used as the villa in Lenzi's "Oasis of Fear" (1971).
- GoofsAt 25:59 Carroll Baker's lips move, but there's no sound of her voice.
- ConnectionsReferenced in One on Top of the Other (1969)
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Peeps are acting creepy - let's play Twister!
Gravy, baby! Or whatever it is that these annoying Summer of Love types say to each other while dancing to funky music in a rather awkward fashion. I guess my tolerance to these free living types strutting about underneath pop art and ridiculous clothing depends on the story. Luckily, the Sweet-Sweet-Sweetsweetsweet Body of Deborah is one of those Gialli that is all about confusing the viewer with people's motives, rather than racking up the body count.
Deborah (Baker) and Marcel (Sorel), are newlyweds heading back to Geneva from the USA to visit Marcel's home town, if they can stop shagging for two minutes in order to do so. There's trouble in paradise however as Philippe (Pistilli) appears and accuses Marcel of causing the death of his last lover, Susan, by abandoning her for some reason.
I liked how they managed to fit in the old Italian standard of the creepy mansion in this one as Deborah and Marcel visit Susan's house and Debs as she probably liked to be called gets death threats through a phone that doesn't work. Plus someone keeps playing a creepy theme tune in other rooms.
The couple scarper for a nice non-creepy villa in Nice, only to find neighbour Robert (Hilton) has his eyes on Deborah and is hilariously frank about his Peeping Tom fetish! The rest of the film is the usual viewer fooling barrage of twists right until the last second, but I don't mind films like that as I don't have a clue what it is going on and things are nicely tied up in the end.
Strangely, I'm finding that these non-formulaic gialli are more prevalent in the sixties than in the seventies - is it Dario Argento's fault. Also - check out the cheesy dance the couple do before having a game of Twister! This film has a nice jazz soundtrack too and plenty of style - I guess it's not so well known as the body count is real low (one!) and although you kind of see Baker naked, she don't float my boat.
Because she's blonde. Is that racist?
Deborah (Baker) and Marcel (Sorel), are newlyweds heading back to Geneva from the USA to visit Marcel's home town, if they can stop shagging for two minutes in order to do so. There's trouble in paradise however as Philippe (Pistilli) appears and accuses Marcel of causing the death of his last lover, Susan, by abandoning her for some reason.
I liked how they managed to fit in the old Italian standard of the creepy mansion in this one as Deborah and Marcel visit Susan's house and Debs as she probably liked to be called gets death threats through a phone that doesn't work. Plus someone keeps playing a creepy theme tune in other rooms.
The couple scarper for a nice non-creepy villa in Nice, only to find neighbour Robert (Hilton) has his eyes on Deborah and is hilariously frank about his Peeping Tom fetish! The rest of the film is the usual viewer fooling barrage of twists right until the last second, but I don't mind films like that as I don't have a clue what it is going on and things are nicely tied up in the end.
Strangely, I'm finding that these non-formulaic gialli are more prevalent in the sixties than in the seventies - is it Dario Argento's fault. Also - check out the cheesy dance the couple do before having a game of Twister! This film has a nice jazz soundtrack too and plenty of style - I guess it's not so well known as the body count is real low (one!) and although you kind of see Baker naked, she don't float my boat.
Because she's blonde. Is that racist?
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- Jun 23, 2017
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- Also known as
- Der schöne Körper der Deborah
- Filming locations
- Lac Leman, Geneva, Geneva canton, Switzerland(montage of newlyweds' arrival in Geneva, Marcel remenisces of his childhood, tells Deborah about Susan)
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968) officially released in Canada in English?
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