Introduction

The Taste of Violence (Le goût de la violence) is a 1961 western by director Robert Hossein.

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Outline

This European “western” by Robert Hossein (scripter, director, and lead) is set in an unnamed Latin American country suffering under a dictator. A revolution is underway, or at least there is a strong guerrilla movement here. The leader of the guerrillas manages to capture the daughter of the dictator, and then, has to take her as a captive back to the revolutionary forces’ base. Along the way…

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Robert Hossein.
• Producer(s):
  • Walter Ulbrich … line producer.
• Writer(s):
  • Robert Hossein … (screenplay).
  • Louis Martin … (screenplay).
  • Claude Desailly … (screenplay).
  • Walter Ulbrich … (screenplay).
  • Robert Hossein … (dialogue).
  • Jules Roy … (dialogue).
• Music:
  • Andre Hossein.
• Cinematography:
  • Jacques Robin.
• Editor(s):
  • Borys Lewin.
• Production:
  • Continental Produzione.
  • Franco London Films.
  • Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG).
  • Universum Film (UFA).
• Distributor(s):
  • Gaumont (1961) (France) (theatrical).
  • UFA Film Hansa (1961) (West Germany) (theatrical).
• Release Date: 11 August 1961 (West Germany).
• Running Time: 81 minutes.
• Rating: 16+.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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