Daniella by Night

Daniella by Night (French: De quoi tu te mêles Daniela!, German: Zarte Haut in schwarzer Seide) is a 1961 French-West German spy thriller film directed by Max Pécas and starring Elke Sommer, Ivan Desny and Danik Patisson. It was based on the novel Daniela by Walter Ebert.[1] It was Sommer's first of several spy films, but was largely an exploitation film featuring several nude scenes.[2]

Daniella by Night
Directed byMax Pécas
Written byGrisha Dabat
Wolfgang Steinhardt
Based onDaniela by Walter Ebert
Produced byRené Thévenet
StarringElke Sommer
Ivan Desny
Danik Patisson
CinematographyAndré Germain
Edited byPaul Cayatte
Music byCharles Aznavour
Georges Garvarentz
Production
company
Paris Interproductions
Distributed byFrancinor
Release date
28 April 1961
Running time
98 minutes
CountriesFrance
West Germany
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

International model Daniella is urgently summoned to Rome to appear for Count Castellani's fashion house after the previous model was murdered. She soon discovers that it is a front for an smuggling operation.

Cast

Reception

Writing for The Valley News, Ali Sar criticized the film for its lack of character development and for its loud and disturbing music. He notes that the "exotic dance scenes" have no bearing on the film's plot.[3]

References
  1. Goble p.142
  2. Lisanti p.275
  3. Sar, Ali (3 September 1964). "Daniella Recalled". Valley News. p. 36.

Bibliography
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Lisanti, Tom & Paul, Louis. Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973. McFarland, 2002.
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