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El caso de las dos bellezas (1967)
Country of Origin: Spain/West Germany
Year of Production: 1967
Running Times: 81m (West Germany)/92m (Spain)/94m
(Argentina)
Length: 2170 metres
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: Eastmancolor
Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound:
DIRECTION
Director: Jesus
Franco
CREW
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Aquila Film/Films Montana
Producers: Adrian Hoven (real name: Peter Hofkirchner), Pier A. Caminnecci,
José López Moreno
Assistant Producer: Ramón Escribano
Associate Producer: Pier A. Caminnecci
Production Managers: Karl Heinz Mannchen, Jesús García
Gárgoles
Production Supervisor: Jesús García Gárgoles
SCRIPT
Script: Jesus Franco,
Luis Revenga
Story: G.G. Hoffmann, Karl Heinz Mannchen (uncredited)
DIRECTION
Assistant Director: Luis Revenga
PHOTOGRAPHY
Directors of Photography: Jorge Herrero, Franz Hofer (uncredited in
Spanish version)
Assistant Director of Photography: Pedro Martín
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: Francisco García Velázquez, María Luisa
Soriano
MUSIC
Music: Jerry van Rooyen; Fernando García Morcillo (Spanish version)
Music on West German Prints: Jerry Van Rooyen
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costumes: Hermanos Peris
Make Up: Manolita G. de Ponte
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Directors: Graf Pilati, Carlos Viudes
LOCATIONS
Locations: Studio Roma, Madrid; Murcia; Malaga; Alicante; Marbella,
Spain; Munich, Germany
CAST
Janine Reynaud (Diana)
Rosanna Yanni (Regina)
Adrian Hoven (Klaus Tiller / Mr Radeck)
Chris Howland (Inspector Francis McClune)
Alexander Engel (Albert Carimbuli)
Marcelo Arroita-Jáuregui (Inspector Tanner)
Manolo Otero (Vittorio Freda)
Maria Dom (dancer)
Ana Casares (Radeck's assistant)
Michel Lemoine (Morpho)
María Antonia Redondo (Lida Regnier)
Vicente Roca (gallery manager)
Jesus Franco (Napoleon Bolivard)
Marta Reves (Isma)
Elsa Zabala
Ana Puértolas
Manuel Velasco (receptionist)
Pilar Clemens
Julio Pérez Tabernero
Milo Quesada
PLOT SUMMARY
Two female detectives who work as the Red Lips Agency are assigned
to track down some missing models and dancers. Their investigations
lead them to a sinister pop artist named Klaus Thriller and his lupine
assistant Morpho.
AVAILABILITY
Canada
Theatrical Distributor: Cinépix Film Properties Inc
Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Ismael González Díaz / Rosa Films
S.A.
Video Distributor: Video España S.A.
USA
DVD Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment (DV 10822)
West Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Alpha
Video Distributor: Zenith
Worldwide
International Sales: Atlas International
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Argentina
Rating: 16
Australia
Rating: M
Spain
Rating: 18
West Germany
Rating: 18
TIMELINE
1969
March
28: West Germany - theatrical release
April
7: Spain - theatrical release
1999
June
15: USA - DVD release (Anchor Bay Entertainment (DV 10822))
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Rote Lippen - West German title
Rote Lippen, Sadisterotica - West German title
Sadist Erotica - US title
Sadisterótica
Sadoerotica
Two Undercover Angels - US title
Wolf - Horror pervers, Der - West German title
LINKS
SEQUEL
Bésame monstruo
(1969)
REFERENCES
PERIODICALS
Absurd no.8 (UK)
credits, review
The Dark Side April 1993 p.29 (UK)
review
BOOKS
Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991-1992
p.65
credits, review
Obsession: The Films of Jesus Franco pp.58-59
illustrated credits, review (by Peter Blumenstock)
Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.58
credits
KEYWORDS
art galleries, dancers, detectives, models
Last Updated:
16 March, 2009
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