The Full Treatment

The Full Treatment
Italian theatrical poster
Directed by	Val Guest
Produced by	Val Guest
Written by	Val Guest Ronald Scott Thorn
Based on	novel The Full Treatment by Ronald Scott Thorn
Starring	Claude Dauphin Diane Cilento Ronald Lewis.
Music by	Stanley Black
Cinematography	Gilbert Taylor
Edited by	Bill Lenny
Production company	Hammer Film Productions Falcon Hilary
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	October 1960 (UK) 21 June 1961 (New York) (U.S.)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Full Treatment (also known as The Treatment and Stop Me Before I Kill!), is a 1960 black and white British thriller film directed by Val Guest and starring Claude Dauphin, Diane Cilento and Ronald Lewis.^[1] It was based on the 1959 novel The Full Treatment by Ronald Scott Thorn.

Plot

A racing driver, involved in a bad accident, goes to the Cote D'Azur to recuperate. While there he becomes increasingly prone to violence, and draws a Harley Street doctor into his problems.

Cast

Claude Dauphin ... David Prade
Diane Cilento ... Denise Colby
Ronald Lewis ... Alan Colby
Françoise Rosay ... Madame Prade
Bernard Braden ... Harry Stonehouse
Katya Douglas ... Connie
Barbara Chilcott ... Baroness de la Vailion
Anne Tirard ... Nicole
Edwin Styles ... Doctor Roberts
George Merritt ... Mr. Manfield

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote, "the British have concocted a snug, tautly-strung little thriller called "Stop Me Before I Kill!"...Mr. Guest's package is a small one, but trim and adroitly tied. The contents are worth waiting for."^[2]
The Radio Times wrote, "at times the writer/director, Val Guest, seems to think he's making a Hitchcock picture but he needs more than glamorous locations for that. He also needs Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman." ^[3]
TV Guide noted "suspenseful direction and a beautiful Riviera location." ^[4]

References

↑ "The Full Treatment (1960) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
↑ Howard Thompson (1961-06-22). "Movie Review - The Full Treatment - A British Thriller". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
↑ "The Full Treatment | Film review and movie reviews". Radio Times. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
↑ "Stop Me Before I Kill! Review". Movies.tvguide.com. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2014-07-24.

External links

The Full Treatment at the Internet Movie Database

Hammer Film Productions films

by series

Dracula films	Dracula (1958) The Brides of Dracula (1960) Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) Scars of Dracula (1970) Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

Frankenstein films	The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

Mummy films	The Mummy (1959) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) The Mummy's Shroud (1967) Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

The Karnstein Trilogy	The Vampire Lovers (1970) Lust for a Vampire (1971) Twins of Evil (1971)

Dick Barton films	Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948) Dick Barton Strikes Back (1949) Dick Barton at Bay (1950)

Quatermass films	The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) Quatermass 2 (1957) Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

Robin Hood films	The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)

On the Buses films	On the Buses (1971) Mutiny on the Buses (1972) Holiday on the Buses (1973)

The Woman in Black films	The Woman in Black (2012) The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (2014)

See also	Hammer filmography

by genre

Gothic horror films	The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) The Shadow of the Cat (1961) The Phantom of the Opera (1962) The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) The Gorgon (1964) Rasputin the Mad Monk (1966) The Plague of the Zombies (1966) The Reptile (1966) The Witches (1966) The Devil Rides Out (1968) Hands of the Ripper (1971) Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) Countess Dracula (1971) Vampire Circus (1972) Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1974) To the Devil a Daughter (1976)

Horror films	The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (1935) Demons of the Mind (1972) Beyond the Rave (2008) Let Me In (2010) Wake Wood (2011) The Quiet Ones (2014)

Thriller films	Man in Black (1949) The Black Widow (1951) The Snorkel (1958) Hell Is a City (1960) The Full Treatment (1960) Taste of Fear (1961) Cash on Demand (1961) The Maniac (1963) Paranoiac (1963) Nightmare (1964) Fanatic (1965) Hysteria (1965) The Nanny (1965) Crescendo (1970) Straight On till Morning (1972) Fear in the Night (1972)

Science fiction films	Four Sided Triangle (1953) Spaceways (1953) X the Unknown (1956) The Abominable Snowman (1957) The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) The Damned (1963) The Lost Continent (1968) Moon Zero Two (1969)

Mystery films	Death in High Heels (1947) Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress (1949) The Rossiter Case (1951) Whispering Smith Hits London (1952) Lady in the Fog (1952) Mantrap (1953) The Saint's Return (1953) Blood Orange (1953) The Glass Cage (1955) The Lady Vanishes (1979)

Crime drama films	Cloudburst (1951) The Last Page (1952) Wings of Danger (1952) Stolen Face (1952) The Gambler and the Lady (1953) The Flanagan Boy (1953) 36 Hours (1953) Face the Music (1954) The House Across the Lake (1954) Murder by Proxy (1954) Five Days (1954) A Stranger Came Home (1954) Third Party Risk (1954) Women Without Men (1956)

Drama films	Song of Freedom (1936) Never Look Back (1952) Mask of Dust (1954) Break in the Circle (1955) Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) Captain Clegg (1962) Man at the Top (1973) The Resident (2011)

Action films	Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) The Stranglers of Bombay (1959) The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) Shatter (1974)

Adventure films	The Jack of Diamonds (1949) Passport to China (1961) The Terror of the Tongs (1961) The Pirates of Blood River (1962) The Scarlet Blade (1963) The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) She (1965) One Million Years B.C. (1966) Prehistoric Women (1967) The Viking Queen (1967) The Vengeance of She (1968) When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) Creatures the World Forgot (1971)

Comedy films	The Public Life of Henry the Ninth (1935) Sporting Love (1936) The Lady Craved Excitement (1950) Someone at the Door (1950) What the Butler Saw (1950) Life with the Lyons (1954) The Lyons in Paris (1955) Up the Creek (1958) I Only Arsked! (1958) Further Up the Creek (1958) Don't Panic Chaps! (1959) The Ugly Duckling (1959) Watch it, Sailor! (1961) A Weekend with Lulu (1961) The Old Dark House (1963) The Anniversary (1968) That's Your Funeral (1972) Love Thy Neighbour (1973)

War films	The Steel Bayonet (1957) The Camp on Blood Island (1958) Yesterday's Enemy (1959) The Secret of Blood Island (1964)

See also	Hammer filmography

Films directed by Val Guest

Miss London Ltd. (1943)
Bees in Paradise (1944)
Give Us the Moon (1944)
I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945)
Just William's Luck (1947)
William Comes to Town (1948)
Murder at the Windmill (1949)
Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949)
Mister Drake's Duck (1951)
Penny Princess (1952)
The Runaway Bus (1954)
Life with the Lyons (1954)
Dance, Little Lady (1954)
The Body Said No! (1954)
The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
The Lyons in Paris (1955)
Break in the Circle (1955)
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
They Can't Hang Me (1955)
It's a Wonderful World (1956)
Carry on Admiral (1957)
The Weapon (1957)
Quatermass 2 (1957)
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)
Up the Creek (1958)
Further Up the Creek (1958)
Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Expresso Bongo (1959)
Life Is a Circus (1960)
Hell Is a City (1960)
The Full Treatment (1960)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
Jigsaw (1962)
80,000 Suspects (1963)
The Beauty Jungle (1964)
Where the Spies Are (1965)
Casino Royale (1967)
Assignment K (1968)
Toomorrow (1970)
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
Au Pair Girls (1972)
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
Killer Force (1976)
The Boys in Blue (1982)