Temptation (1959)

When a ship bringing a contingent of international wounded from Korea is torpedoed, three women (two nurses and a secretary) and a male journalist survive and reach a lonely island in a ... See full summary »

Director:

Edmond T. Gréville

Writers:

Henri Crouzat (novel), Henri Crouzat (screenplay)

Stars:

Magali Noël, Dawn Addams, Rossana Podestà

Cast

Cast overview:
Magali Noël	...	Jane
Dawn Addams	...	Victoria
Rossana Podestà	...	Caterina
Christian Marquand	...	Patrick

Storyline

When a ship bringing a contingent of international wounded from Korea is torpedoed, three women (two nurses and a secretary) and a male journalist survive and reach a lonely island in a boat. Soon desire erupts among them, but jealousy, lust and madness lead the events to tragedy.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Cabaret du soir: Episode dated 7 June 1958 (1958)

User Reviews

Chasing a musical "Temptation"

I have been trying to track this movie down for decades. Again, like our other friend in Australia, I saw it in Sydney (late-night) on free-to-air as part of an "adult" movie festival on Channel 10 it was, and I still remember it's haunting musical theme and have been trying to trace that too. I know it's not a great film but to me there is just something about it, maybe due to the music so if anyone can throw any light on the subject, I would appreciate it.I'm off to Amazon France to see what I can find. Something tells me that after looking at the movie's credits here, I think that maybe another composer did the English version, it HAS been known to happen before.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

4 March 1959 (France)

Also Known As:

Temptation

Company Credits

Production Co:

Riviera International Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1