The Garden of Torment
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
The Garden of Torment (1976, France) is a Erotic film directed by Christian Gion.
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Main Details
- Released on October 6, 1976
- Color
- Running time: 90 minutes
- Production Co.: Alexia Films | Stéphan Films
- Distribution Co.: Parafrance Films (1976) (France) (theatrical) | Rivus (1979) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Directed by Christian Gion
- Written by Pascal Lainé (adaptation and dialogue), from Octave Mirbeau's novel
- Starring: Roger Van Hool, Jacqueline Kerry, Tony Taffin
Plot Summary
- In the 1930's a young doctor is forced to flee from Paris because he is involved in a drug scandal. On his passage to China he meets a beautiful, eccentric woman. After their arrival in China, she introduces him into a circle of decadent Europeans which created a torture garden for their amusement. While the bored imperial upper class is torturing the locals the revolution is rising.
Also known as
- Le Jardin des supplices
- Im Garten der Qualen
