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directed, written and produced by Pete Walker and starring Sebastian Breaks,

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Plot

Playboy John Carter is implicated in the murder of a blonde from a discotheque and is forced by gangsters into posing for pornographic photographs.

Cast

* Sebastian Breaks as John Carter *

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as Samantha *

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as Bruno Miglio * Julie Shaw as Cathy * Jane Howard as Jane * Roy Sone as Al *

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as Gerry *

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as Mike *

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as Sally * Desmond Cullum-Jones as Chief Inspector * Tracey Yorke as 1st Stripper * Lena Ellis as 2nd Stripper

Production

Shooting

It was shot on location in

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Music

The music was composed and conducted by

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References

Bibliography

* Brian McFarlane & Anthony Slide. ''The Encyclopedia of British Film''. Methuen, 2003.

External links

* 1968 films British crime films British black-and-white films 1968 crime films Films set in Brighton and Hove Films directed by Pete Walker 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{1960s-UK-film-stub