A Quiet Place to Kill
(1970)
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A Quiet Place to Kill
(1970)
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Helen
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Jean Sorel | ... |
Maurice Sauvage
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Luis Dávila | ... |
Albert Duchamps
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Alberto Dalbés | ... |
Dr. Harry Webb
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Marina Coffa | ... |
Susan Sauvage
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Anna Proclemer | ... |
Constance Sauvage
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Hugo Blanco |
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Lisa Halvorsen | ... |
Solange
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Manuel Díaz Velasco | ... |
Miguel
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Jacques Stany | ... |
James
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Rossana Rovere | ... |
Nurse
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Calisto Calisti | ... |
Doctor
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Alfonso de la Vega | ... |
Chauffeur
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Miguel Beltrán |
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Gaspar Forteza | ... |
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A race-car driver whose life, both personal and professional, is in a rapid downfall is invited by her ex-husband's new wife to stay at their plush estate. The two women form a bond, and it's not long before their mutual dislike for the husband culminates into a plan to kill him. As it turns out, though, they're not alone in plotting murder. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
Welcome to Umberto Lenzi's early 70's giallo/crime thriller "Paranoia" starring the unearthly beautiful Carroll Baker Hey, wait a minute, haven't I watched and reviewed this movie a couple of days ago already? Oh right, that was the OTHER Umberto Lenzi early 70's giallo/crime thriller "Paranoia" starring the unearthly beautiful Carroll Baker, more commonly known as "Orgasmo". Confusing? Well, maybe a little, but rest assured these are two entirely different movies of which the stories & characters aren't linked to each other at all. The other "Paranoia" is also far superior to this one. That particular movie had tons of suspense, likable characters and convoluted plot-twists whereas this one is painfully boring. This film features TWO worthwhile scenes, both involving wild car accidents, one at the beginning and one at the end and everything in between is one gigantically uninteresting, predictable and overlong love-triangle between three characters. It all starts with Mrs. Baker stars as a rather free-spirited race car pilot who crash-parks her car on the circuit and ends up slightly wounded in a hospital. During her period of recovery, she accepts to stay at her ex-husband and his new wife's mansion. Two attractive women and one incomprehensibly handsome guy (really, Jean Sorel is way too good-looking!) in one house can only result in extended sequences of sexual intrigue, double-crossing and conspiracies to murder. It's all a lot less exciting than it sounds and only the good acting performances keep it endurable. The filming locations and music are stylish, but that's not enough in this case. Easily the most disappointing Lenzi-film I've seen thus far.