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| Directed by | Don Sharp |
| Produced by | George Willoughby |
| Written by | Don Sharp Brian Carton |
| Based on | novel "Waiting for a Tiger" by Ben Healey |
| Starring | Eva Renzi David Buck Peter Vaughan |
| Music by | Keith Mansfield |
| Productioncompanies | Trio Films Group W Films |
| Distributed by | London Independent Producers |
| Release date | 1970 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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Taste of Excitement is a 1970 British mystery film directed by Don Sharp and starring Eva Renzi, David Buck, and Peter Vaughan.[1][2]
Its U.S. title was Why Would Anyone Want to Kill a Nice Girl Like You?
Premise[edit]
A series of attempts are made on the life of a young woman.
Cast[edit]
- Jane Kerrell -Eva Renzi
- Paul Hedley -David Buck
- Inspector Malling -Peter Vaughan
- Hans Beiber -Paul Hubschmid
- Michela -Sophie Hardy
- Miss Barrow -Kay Walsh
- Mr Breese -Francis Matthews
- Dr Forla -George Pravda
- Alfredo Guardi -Peter Bowles
- Police Inspector -Alan Rowe
- Mr Camot, French Detective - Alan Barry
- French Police Officer -Tom Kempinski
- Hotel Proprietor -Yves Brainville
- Receptionist - Catherine Berg
Production[edit]
It was based on a 1965 novel by Brian Healey called Waiting for a Tiger. The New York Times said "the action is incessant and well varied."[3] It was the first in a series of novels by Healey about Paul Hedley.
The film was a co production between Group W and Trio Films, for whom Don Sharp had previously made The Violent Enemy.
Reception[edit]
The Monthly Film Bulletin called it "a standard mystery adventure."[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Taste of Excitement". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 July 2019). "Unsung Aussie Filmmakers: Don Sharp – A Top 25". Filmink.
- ^ Criminals at Large By ANTHONY BOUCHER. New York Times 5 Sep 1965: BR21.
- ^ TASTE OF EXCITEMENT Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 37, Iss. 432, (Jan 1, 1970): 17.
External links[edit]
- Taste of Excitement at IMDb
- Taste of Excitement at Letterbox DVD
- Taste of Excitement at BFI