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Amuck

Original title: Alla ricerca del piacere
  • 19721972
  • RR
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.1K
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Alla ricerca del piacere (1972)
MysteryThriller
The secretary of a writer and his wife investigates the disappearance of her lover - who was her employers' previous secretary - and finds herself the target of the couple's erotic desires a... Read allThe secretary of a writer and his wife investigates the disappearance of her lover - who was her employers' previous secretary - and finds herself the target of the couple's erotic desires and a murder plot.The secretary of a writer and his wife investigates the disappearance of her lover - who was her employers' previous secretary - and finds herself the target of the couple's erotic desires and a murder plot.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Silvio Amadio
  • Writer
    • Silvio Amadio(story)
  • Stars
    • Farley Granger
    • Barbara Bouchet
    • Rosalba Neri
Top credits
  • Director
    • Silvio Amadio
  • Writer
    • Silvio Amadio(story)
  • Stars
    • Farley Granger
    • Barbara Bouchet
    • Rosalba Neri
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    • 25User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
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    Barbara Bouchet in Alla ricerca del piacere (1972)
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    Barbara Bouchet and Petar Martinovitch in Alla ricerca del piacere (1972)
    Rosalba Neri in Alla ricerca del piacere (1972)
    Barbara Bouchet in Alla ricerca del piacere (1972)
    Rosalba Neri in Alla ricerca del piacere (1972)
    Barbara Bouchet in Alla ricerca del piacere (1972)
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    Farley Granger in Alla ricerca del piacere (1972)
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    Farley Granger
    Farley Granger
    • Richard Stuartas Richard Stuart
    Barbara Bouchet
    Barbara Bouchet
    • Greta Franklinas Greta Franklin
    Rosalba Neri
    Rosalba Neri
    • Eleanora Stuartas Eleanora Stuart
    Nino Segurini
    • Il commissario Antonellias Il commissario Antonelli
    Dino Mele
    Dino Mele
    • Sandroas Sandro
    Umberto Raho
    Umberto Raho
    • Giovanni - the butleras Giovanni - the butler
    Patrizia Viotti
    • Sally Reeceas Sally Reece
    Petar Martinovitch
    • Roccoas Rocco
    Bruno Alias
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Silvio Amadio
    • Writer
      • Silvio Amadio(story) (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Greta Franklin, a beautiful American blonde, arrives on an island near Venice and rings the door-bell of Richard Stuart, a famous novelist who lives in a beautiful house with his wife Elonora. She manages to be hired as Richard's new secretary, the former one having disappeared without a trace. What Richard and Eleonora do not know - yet- is that Greta has a secret motive for taking the job: not only did she know Sally, her predecessor, but she was her lover... —Guy Bellinger
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    • Taglines
      • How far can you go on the HOT BED OF SEX?
    • Genres
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Greta is investigating in the cellar, a print of Dorthea Lange's 'Migrant Mother' can be seen.
    • Alternate versions
      Amuck (1972) has also been released in a shortened, 78 minutes version under the title Leather and Whips (1972).
    • Connections
      Featured in Trailer War (2012)

    User reviews25

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    Not your average thriller!
    A twisted tale of control and seduction involving the lovely Greta (Barbara Bouchet) who is hired by a perverted writer Richard with an even more kinky wife, Rosalba. Greta however has a reason for being there as her friend/former lover Sally who happened to be the previous secretary hired and who has disappeared. On the way to discovering what happened to Sally, Greta has various adventures from being drugged and seduced by the bisexual wife in a wonderfully surreal, slow motion scene to almost getting swallowed up by quicksand whilst being "hunted" in the marshes. Interesting movie to say the least.
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    • Jason-98
    • Jul 13, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Amuck!
    • Filming locations
      • De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production company
      • West Film
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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