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Paranoia

Original title: Orgasmo
  • 1969
  • X
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.1K
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Carroll Baker, Lou Castel, and Colette Descombes in Paranoia (1969)
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A rich, alcoholic widow assuages her loneliness through a ménage à trois with two seductive step-siblings, whose true motives threaten her sanity and life.A rich, alcoholic widow assuages her loneliness through a ménage à trois with two seductive step-siblings, whose true motives threaten her sanity and life.A rich, alcoholic widow assuages her loneliness through a ménage à trois with two seductive step-siblings, whose true motives threaten her sanity and life.

  • Director
    • Umberto Lenzi
  • Writers
    • Umberto Lenzi
    • Ugo Moretti
    • Marie Claire Solleville
  • Stars
    • Carroll Baker
    • Lou Castel
    • Colette Descombes
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Umberto Lenzi
    • Writers
      • Umberto Lenzi
      • Ugo Moretti
      • Marie Claire Solleville
    • Stars
      • Carroll Baker
      • Lou Castel
      • Colette Descombes
    • 39User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

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    Top Cast14

    Carroll Baker
    Carroll Baker
    • Kathryn
    Lou Castel
    Lou Castel
    • Peter
    Colette Descombes
    Colette Descombes
    • Eva
    Tino Carraro
    • Brian
    Lilla Brignone
    Lilla Brignone
    • Teresa
    Franco Pesce
    • Martino
    Tina Lattanzi
    • Kathryn's Aunt
    Jacques Stany
    • Police Inspector
    Sara Simoni
    Gaetano Imbró
    Calisto Calisti
    Alberto Corchi
      Maria Rosiello
      Joseph Guilty
      • Arnold Cleever
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Umberto Lenzi
      • Writers
        • Umberto Lenzi
        • Ugo Moretti
        • Marie Claire Solleville
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      User reviews39

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      Storyline

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        This film is the first part of a trilogy that also includes So Sweet... So Perverse (1969) and A Quiet Place to Kill (1970).
      • Goofs
        The two times Eva plays the Wess & The Airedales song "Just Tell Me", they are two different records with two very different labels.
      • Quotes
        • Wess and the Airedales: [repeated line, record played ad nauseum while Peter and Eva torture Kathryn] I'll be there to turn your sadness into fun!
      • Alternate versions
        Original Italian version titled "Orgasmo" runs 97 minutes; American version is cut to 91 min. and re-titled "Paranoia".
      • Connections
        Edited into Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 10 (2007)
      • Soundtracks
        Fate Had Planned It So
        Written by Lydia MacDonald (as Mac Donald) and Piero Umiliani (as Umiliani)
        Sung by Lydia MacDonald (as Lydia Mac Donald)

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      Details

      • Release date
        • February 7, 1969 (Italy)
      • Countries of origin
        • Italy
        • France
      • Language
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Orgasm
      • Filming locations
        • Carlos Place, Mayfair, London, England, UK(Eva and Peter borrow Brian's car)
      • Production companies
        • Tritone Cinematografica
        • Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 31m(91 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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