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Taste of Excitement

Taste of Excitement

1969Movie⏱️ 1h 39m
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
5.4
IMDB Rating
199 votes

Mystery adventure involving a young woman holidaying in the South of France who is under the threat of being killed.

Director
Don Sharp
Writers
Brian Carton, Don Sharp, Ben Healey
Stars
Eva Renzi, David Buck, Peter Vaughan
Language
French, Italian, English
Country
United Kingdom, France, United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Eva Renzi
Eva Renzi
as Jane Kerrell
David Buck
David Buck
as Paul Hedley
Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan
as Inspector Malling
Paul Hubschmid
Paul Hubschmid
as Hans Beiber
Sophie Hardy
Sophie Hardy
as Michela
Kay Walsh
Kay Walsh
as Miss Barrow
Francis Matthews
Francis Matthews
as Mr. Breese
George Pravda
George Pravda
as Dr. Forla
Peter Bowles
Peter Bowles
as Guardi
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Alan Rowe
as French Inspector

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Le Cap Estel Hotel, Eze-Bord-de-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Production
Group W, Trio Film

🏷️ Keywords

woman in jeopardyfrench rivierascotland yardgiallowoman

🎯 Categories

FrenchCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Unfortunately, just a taste of excitement
by The_Void2006-11-07
6/10

"What we have here is a sort of crossover between a spy thriller and a Giallo. Both the film's titles - 'A Taste of Excitement' and the over the top 'Who Would Want to Kill a Girl Like You' would lend themselves excellently to a stylish Italian thriller, so it's not surprising that the film is a lot like a Giallo. The main influence for A Taste of Fear would seem to be the Hammer Horror classic 'A Taste of Fear', as the films have similarities both in plotting and execution. I went into this film expecting more of a horror movie, but the film couldn'..."

💡 Did You Know?

Many years later, director Don Sharp recalled that German actress Eva Renzi was "extremely beautiful and talented, but virtually impossible to work with." Apparently, Renzi found Sharp incapable of directing and gave him directions how to place the camera and how to edit certain scenes. Needless to say, the director was not amused.

📖 Synopsis

Mystery adventure involving a young woman holidaying in the South of France who is under the threat of being killed.