The Sensuous Assassin

The Sensuous Assassin

1970 · 78 min · ★ 5.4 · Mystery, Thriller

Marina and her boyfriend have an argument while on a trip in France. While driving with the car among the cliffs, he starts speeding and the car falls into the sea. Marina can jump out of the car, but her boyfriend seems to be drowned. She gets to know his brother and he falls in love with her. But why does she always feel watched? What reasons are behind her strange behaviour anyway? Did she really murder her boyfriend? But is he dead anyway?

Directed by Léonard Keigel · Written by Léonard Keigel

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Romy Schneider Marina
Maurice Ronet Serge
Gabriele Tinti Claude
Simone Bach Dorothée
Jacques Duby Annoying Guest
Jean-Jacques Bourgeois
Anne-Marie Coffinet Guest
Suzy Hannier
Jean Berger Doctor (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Blonday Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Dany Jacquet Sabine (uncredited)
Antonio Ramirez Foreign Buyer (uncredited)

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