Joe Grant, a light-skinned African-African, heads to a small Southern town to investigate the lynching death of his brother. He draws the attention of a gorgeous heiress, then learns that she might have been involved in the murder.
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Title: I Spit on Your Grave (1959)
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| Christian Marquand | ... | Joe Grant | |
| Antonella Lualdi | ... | Lizbeth Shannon | |
| Fernand Ledoux | ... | Horace Chandley | |
| Renate Ewert | ... | Sylvia Shannon | |
| Marina Petrova | ... | Sheila (as Marina Petrowa) | |
| Daniel Cauchy | ... | Sonny | |
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Catherine Fonteney | ... | Virginia Shannon |
| Claude Berri | ... | David | |
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Jean Droze | ... | Ted |
| Gisèle Gallois | ... | Mona | |
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Lud Germain | ... | Harrison - Le serviteur des Shannon (as Ludovic Germain) |
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Monique Just | ... | Jay |
| Jean Sorel | ... | Elmer | |
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Marie-Blanche Vergnes | ... | Janet |
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André Versini | ... | Lex |
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In the American south, light-skinned Afro-American Joe Grant leaves Memphis and moves to a small town after his 18-year-old brother Sonny is brutally lynched for attempting to marry a white woman. Joe's skin is so light that he is able to pass himself off as Caucasian and find work in a local bookstore. To get revenge on white society, Joe seduces rich young white girl Lizbeth Shannon, and plots her death. Meanwhile, Joe discovers that the bookstore where he works is a front for an extortion ring, and the town's intolerant men make his life miserable. They wish to kill him, out of racism and jealousy, because the women are attracted by Joe's masculine charms. As time goes by, Joe falls in love with Lizbeth. She loves him back until she learns that he is of African descent. Besides, she is engaged to another young man, Elmer. She suggests they run away together to avoid the blackmailers and the marriage. Joe is beaten by the blackmailers, but the pair manages to run away. Elmer ... Written by Artemis-9
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The Film that defies every taboo!! He passed for white! ... and they loved it! See more »Certificate:
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Composed and Conducted by Alain Goraguer
Performed by Alain Goraguer Et Son Ensemble
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French censorship visa #21.948 See more »Soundtracks
Surprise-partie Au Bord De L'eauComposed and Conducted by Alain Goraguer
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26 June 1959 (France) See more »Also Known As:
I Spit on Your Grave See more »Filming Locations:
Studios de la Victorine - 16 avenue Edoard Grinda, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France See more »Company Credits
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CTI (Cinema Television International), Société Internationale de Production de Films (SIPRO) See more »
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Not one person sexually assaulted or any balls cut off!