Wicked Games: Three Films by Robert Hossein

Three-disc set includes: The Wicked Go To Hell (Les Salauds Vont en Enfer) (1955)Though despising each other, hard-bitten prison lifers Pierre (Henri Vidal) and Rudel (Serge Reggiani) took advantage of an unforeseen chance at escape. The killers' flight brought them to a beach house occupied by stunning artist's model Eva (Marina Vlady), who'd have a cunning response to their abuse. Intense directing bow for co-star Robert Hossein, which he co-scripted from a Frédéric Dard play, also stars Jacques Duby, Robert Dalban. 91 min. In French with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR Nude In A White Car (Toi... Le Venin) (1958)Minor TV star Pierre (Robert Hossein, who directed and co-wrote) didn't mind when a blonde in a mink-and nothing else-pulled up to him and invited him in the car for some necking. It was more problematic once she booted him out at gunpoint and tried to run him down. Tracing the plates to a sumptuous villa, he finds it inhabited by attractive sibs Eva (Marina Vlady) and Hélène (Odile Versois). Is one his assailant? Will he regret trying to find out? Héléna Manson also stars. 92 min. In French with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR The Taste Of Violence (Le Goût de la Violence) (1961)For struggling South American revolutionary Perez (Robert Hossein, who directed and co-wrote) thought he and his remaining men caught a break when the dictator's lovely daughter Maria (Giovanna Ralli) fell into their hands. His intention to use her as a bargaining chip for his imprisoned fellows' release, however, would come up against his subordinates' desires. Intriguing proto-spaghetti western co-stars Mario Adorf, Hans H. Neubert, Madeleine Robinson, Dany Jacquet. 85 min. In French with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR Standard and Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailers; more. In French with English subtitles.