
It Happened in Broad Daylight(1958)
The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.


The young daughter of a US Senator is drawn into a hippie “free love” cult called “The Children of Light” by the blond boyfriend of the cult’s leader, a mysterious and beautiful Asian woman. The cult turns out to be not quite the “free” love community it presents itself to be.

Laura Gemser
The Divine One
Christian Anders
Dorian

Gabriele Tinti
Gabriel
Maximilian Wolters
Senator Bennemann

Simone Brahmann
Patricia Bennemann
Fini
Bob Burrows
Sascha Borysenko
Tanga

Sylvia Engelmann
Rose (uncredited)

Jane Iwanoff
(uncredited)
Divine Emanuelle is a crime, horror, thriller film released in 1981 exploring themes of hippie, cult, softcore. Directed by Christian Anders, it stars Laura Gemser, Christian Anders, Gabriele Tinti. The young daughter of a US Senator is drawn into a hippie “free love” cult called “The Children of Light” by the blond boyfriend of the cult’s leader, a mysterious and beautiful Asian woman. The cult turns out to be not quite the “free” love community it presents itself to be.
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