Toi... le venin

"A new and very STARTLING approach to mystery on the screen."

Mar 27 1959 N/A 1h 32m
Mystery

Picked up by a beautiful motorist, jobless hitchhiker Pierre (Hossein) is subsequently romanced by the girl. Immediately thereafter, however, she dumps him, attempting to run him over as a final insult. Memorizing her license number, Pierre pursues the enigmatic motorist. Arriving at her home, Pierre is met by two young ladies (Marina Vlady and Odelle Versois), either one of whom might be the woman he's looking for.

Plot

One dark night, in the deserted streets of Nice, an American car slowly drives past Victor Menda, then slowly pulls up. A come on from the mysterious blonde at the wheel leads to Victor finds himself kissing and making love to the gorgeous creature. But as soon as the embrace is over the mantis-like beauty rejects him and, under the threat of a gun, makes him leave the car. Worse, she tries and nearly manages to kill him by running over him. Cars have plates, and Victor traces the address of the monstrous nymphomaniac. To his amazement, he discovers a beautiful villa, in front of which the American car is parked, where two blonde sisters live together, both of whom look sweet and harmless.

Written by

Frédéric Dard, Robert Hossein, Daniel Hortis

Directed by

Robert Hossein

Production Countries

Italy, France

Production Companies

Filmauro (II), Champs-Élysées Productions

Languages

Français

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
390
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA