Vortex (1976 film)

{{Short description|1976 film by Sergio Gobbi}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Vortex

| image = Vortex (1976 film).png

| caption = French theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|fr|Blondy}}

| director = Sergio Gobbi

| screenplay = {{Plainlist|

• Catherine Arley
• Sergio Gobbi
• Lucio Attinelli

}}

{{Infobox|decat=yes|child=yes|label1=Dialogue by|data1=Lucio Attinelli}}

| based_on = {{based on|Duel au premier sang|Catherine Arley}}

| producer =

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Bibi Andersson
• Catherine Jourdan
• Mathieu Carrière
• Rod Taylor

}}

| cinematography = Jean Badal

| editing = Gabriel Rongier

| music = Stelvio Cipriani

| studio = {{Plainlist|

• Paris-Cannes Productions
• TIT Filmproduktion GmbH

}}

| distributor = Lugo Films (France)

| released = {{Film date|1976|1|14|France|df=y}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = {{Plainlist|

• France
• West Germany

}}

| language = English

| budget =

| gross = 44,373 admissions (France){{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/france-1976-c24986920/9 |title=Box Office Annuel France 1976 |website=Box Office Story |language=fr |access-date=30 April 2022}}

}}

Vortex ({{langx|fr|Blondy}}; also known as Blondie and Germacide) is a 1976 erotic thriller film directed by Sergio Gobbi from a screenplay he co-wrote with Catherine Arley and Lucio Attinelli, based on Arley's 1973 novel Duel au premier sang. It stars Bibi Andersson, Catherine Jourdan, Mathieu Carrière, and Rod Taylor.

The film was shot in Paris in September 1975.{{cite book |last=Vagg |first=Stephen |author-link=Stephen Vagg |title=Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood |location=Albany, Georgia |publisher=BearManor Media |year=2010 |page=185 |isbn=978-1-5939-3511-5}}