''Safety Catch'' () is a 1970 French thriller film directed by Yves Boisset and starring Bruno Cremer. The film is based on the novel ''

A Private Venus ''A Private Venus'' () is a 1966 detective novel by the Italian writer Giorgio Scerbanenco. It tells the story of how the former doctor Duca Lamberti is assigned to treat the alcoholic son of a millionaire, and begins to unveil the secrets surro ...

'' by Giorgio Scerbanenco.

Cast

* Bruno Cremer as Duca Lamberti / Lucas Lamberti *

Renaud Verley Renaud Verley (born 9 November 1945) is a French actor. He appeared in more than twenty films since 1965. His brother Bernard Verley Bernard Verley (born 4 October 1939) is a French actor and producer. Biography Former student of les ''Beaux ...

as Davide Auseri *

Marianne Comtell Marianne Comtell is an actress known for the 1969 film ''Police Chief Pepe'', '' The Sensuous Sicilian'' (1973), and '' Garcon!'' (1983). She also appeared in ''Safety Catch ''Safety Catch'' is a sitcom on BBC Radio 4 created by Laurence H ...

as Livia Ussaro * Raffaella Carrà as Alberta Radelli * Mario Adorf as Le sadique aux cheveux longs * Jean Martin as Le majordome * Rufus as The photographer's assistant * Claudio Gora as Le docteur Carrua * Marina Berti as La soeur d'Alberta * Vanna Brosio as Marilina * Agostina Belli as Mara

Plot

A doctor removed from the order for euthanasia is called by a man to help his son depressed since the suicide of his girlfriend. But in the handbag of the deceased, an undeveloped film is discovered by the doctor who decides to investigate the alleged suicide of the young woman.

References

1970 films 1970s thriller films Films based on works by Giorgio Scerbanenco Films directed by Yves Boisset French thriller films 1970s French-language films 1970s French films {{1970s-thriller-film-stub