

Vortex
1976-01-14 · 105 min · ★ 3.8
Rod Taylor plays a United Nations bio-warfare disarmament expert whose lonely wife (Catherine Jourdan) has a steamy affair while she's away in France. But soon she finds out the hard way that her lover is not quite the charming and stable guy she thought he was, and starts to fear him and wonder about his true motives.
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- Directors
- Sergio Gobbi
- Production companies
- Lugo Films, Paris-Cannes Productions, T.I.T. Filmproduktion
- Countries
- Germany, France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Rod TaylorChristopher Tauling
Bibi AnderssonPatricia Tauling
Mathieu CarrièreTauling
Catherine JourdanBlondy
Paul Guers
Christian BarbierRex
Yves BrainvilleUn diplomate
Walter BuschhoffLe docteur RuthTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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