The Sweet Body of Deborah

The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968)

R 20 Mar 1968 • Drama, Horror, Mystery • 1h 35m

A young newlywed couple from America returns to Geneva to visit Marcel's home town. Once there he is informed of his former lover's suicide and in turn is subjected to threats that accuse him of being responsible for her death and further, threaten his new fiance's life. George Hilton plays a peculiar neighbor with voyeuristic tendencies who has an obsession with Deborah.

Romolo Guerrieri
Director
Ernesto Gastaldi, Luciano Martino
Writer
Carroll Baker, Jean Sorel, Ida Galli
Starring

Language: Italian
Awards:
Country: Italy, France
Metacritic Score:
DVD Release Date:
Box Office Total:

5.9

IMDb (960 votes)

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