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Director:
Jack Cardiff
Writers:
Gerald Kersh (writer)
Kelley Roos (story)
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Release Date:
12 January 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Mystery more
Tagline:
First they moved (1895)! Then they talked (1927)! Now they smell! more
Plot:
A vacationing Englishman (Denholm Elliott) stumbles upon a plot to kill a young American tourist (Beverly Bentley) in Spain. | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Movie Legend Cardiff Dead At 94
 (From WENN. 22 April 2009, 2:55 PM, PDT)
He Nose About The Next Big Thing In Movies
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 14 June 2001)
User Comments:
Really fun gimmick more (6 total)

Cast

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Denholm Elliott ... Oliver Larker

Peter Lorre ... Smiley
Beverly Bentley ... The Decoy Sally
Paul Lukas ... Baron Saradin
Liam Redmond ... Johnny Gin
Leo McKern ... Tommy Kennedy
Peter Arne ... Robert Fleming
Diana Dors ... Winifred Jordan
Mary Laura Wood ... Margharita
Judith Furse ... Miss Leonard
Maurice Marsac ... Pepi
Michael Trubshawe ... English Aviator
Juan Olaguivel ... Truck Driver
Sandra Shahan ... Lady
Billie Miller ... Constance Walker
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Holiday in Spain (UK)
La esencia del misterio (Venezuela) [es]
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Runtime:
125 min | USA:75 min (re-release)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.59 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations:
Granada, Andalucía, Spain more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This film was shown (at least in New York City) as a "Smell-o-Vision" movie. The theatre was equipped with a system that gave off various odours in synch with the film. The opening scene involved a butterfly flitting through a peach grove, with accompanying delicious odours. Later on, a barrel of wine fell off a cart going up a hill, and rolled down the street only to smash at the bottom, again to the accompanying odour. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "What's My Line?: (1960-02-14)" (1960) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Really fun gimmick, 1 June 2000
5/10
Author: LarryCinerama (lkarsten@ops.org) from Omaha, Nebraska

I saw this movie with the smells. Since the smells in many cases served as clues, it would be confusing without them. The machine that generated the smells was located in the lobby for examination by theater goers. The smells were introduced to the theater using a compressed air system and after a few examples, the audience recognized the noise (which was minimal) and commented to each other "Here comes another one" All in all not really a very good movie but a fun experience. I don't really see how this could ever have been anything more than an experiment.

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