''Blow Hot, Blow Cold'' ( it, Violenza al sole, also known as ''The Island'') is a

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

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thriller-

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directed by

Florestano Vancini Florestano Vancini (24 August 1926 – 18 September 2008) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed over 20 films since 1960. His 1966 film '' Le stagioni del nostro amore'', starring Enrico Maria Salerno, was entered into t ...

Plot

A complex love story in the setting of a summer holiday in the beautiful islands off the coast of Puglia (Italy). Here we find two couples: an irregular but happy Italian youth pair and the other Swedish, more mature and legal. Gunnar Lindmark is a professor of psychology, while his wife Meret find here a reminiscent of an old extramarital love, ceased because of her lover's death. This crisis triggers jealousy of the professor who kills the Italian guy.

Cast

* Giuliano Gemma as Giulio *

Rosemary Dexter Rosemarie Dexter (19 July 1944 – 8 September 2010), best known as Rosemary Dexter, was a British film actress who worked in Italy. Life and career Born in Quetta to a British father and an Anglo-Burmese mother, Dexter entered the film ind ...

as Letizia, lover of Giulio *

Gunnar Björnstrand Knut Gunnar Johanson (13 November 1909 – 24 May 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer and director Ingmar Bergman. Biography Björnstrand was born Knut Gunnar Johanson in Stockholm as son of actor Oscar Johanson a ...

as Gunnar Lindmark *

Bibi Andersson Berit Elisabet Andersson (11 November 1935 – 14 April 2019), known professionally as Bibi Andersson (), was a Swedish actress who was best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. Early life and career Ander ...

as Meret, wife of Gunnar * Amos Davoli as The Judge * Brizio Montinaro as The Barman

References

External links

* 1969 films Films directed by Florestano Vancini Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli Italian thriller drama films 1960s thriller drama films 1969 drama films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-thriller-film-stub