Sócio de Alcova (1962)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

George Cahan

Writers:

Bill Barret (screenplay)
Winston Graham (novel)

Release Date:

June 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Comedy

Tagline:

At the height of wild, frenzied, sensual pleasures ... a murderer strikes and terror grips the city!

Plot:

Mike, an architect, is married to Lin, a beautiful and unfaithful woman. Returning from a trip, he finds she's disappeared...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel

Cast

Jean-Pierre Aumont	...	Mike Voray
Alix Talton	...	Lynn Voray
Tônia Carrero	...	Marina Silvera
Luis Dávila	...	Ray Donato
Alberto Dalbés	...	Photographer
Nathán Pinzón	...	Inspector
Jardel Filho	...	Paulo
Norma Bengell	...	Model (as Norma Benguell)
Norma Blum	...	Secretary
Alicia Bonet	...	Prostitute
Laura Suarez
Paulo Monte
Joao Goulart
Agildo Ribeiro
Francisco Dantas
Sadi Cabral
Noelia Noel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luiz Bonfá
Billy Davis
Oscar Uboldi
Ángel Zavalia

Directed by
George Cahan		(as George M. Cahan)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bill Barret		screenplay
Winston Graham		novel

Produced by
Federico Aicardi	....	executive producer (as Federico J. Aicardi)
George Cahan	....	producer (as George M. Cahan)
Juan D'Angelo	....	producer
Joaquín Franco	....	producer
Herbert Richers	....	producer
Arnaldo Zonari	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Luiz Bonfá
Nicea Martins

Cinematography by
Américo Hoss

Film Editing by
José Serra

Production Design by
Alexandre Horvat		(as Alessandro)

Makeup Department
Olga Olavegoscochea	....	makeup artist
Leonor Picone	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Victor Lima	....	production supervisor
Oscar Uboldi	....	production manager
Ángel Zavalia	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Angel Acciaresi	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Alberto Vianna	....	sound

Production Companies

• Produções Cinematográficas Herbert Richers
• Twin Film Productions
• Twin Films

Distributors

• BCI Eclipse (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Crown International Pictures (1964) (USA)

Also Known As:

Carnaval del crimen (Argentina)
Carnival of Crime (USA)
Sócio de Alcova (Brazil)
Sleeping Partners (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min | USA:83 min

Country:

Argentina | Brazil

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:18

Company:

Produções Cinematográficas Herbert Richers

Winston "Marnie" Graham Is Not Well Served by This Carnival

It's odd to find fault with the fact that the full 91-minute version of this movie has been released on DVD instead of the cut-down 83-minute U.S. theatrical print, but this movie is the exception that proves the rule. The extra 8 minutes in the Brazilian version released in 1962 under the title Socia de alcoba, has nothing to do with the movie whatever. It's a completely extraneous episode in which two killers talk endlessly as they stalk their prey in the jungle. Not that this murder mystery is all that exciting in the original, despite a great deal of lensing on actual Brazilian locations. True, Jean-Pierre Aumont (who has the advantage of dubbing his English dialogue with his own distinctive voice) does his best to stir up a bit interest in the character's efforts to escape the police while he finds the real killer, but unfortunately he is stymied by a plot that takes forever and a century (particularly in the DVD version) to get under way and a total lack of talent in the directorial chair.