[3] Set in Geneva, the film follows a recently married American woman who finds herself in danger after a stranger begins to target her husband and accuse him of murdering an ex-fiance named Susan.

[11] The New York Times gave The Sweet Body of Deborah a middling review, with critic Vincent Canby noting the film's "disembodied narrative—[it is] a movie without any real national identity that seems to have sprung into existence not because of any artistic urgency but because somebody could make a deal.

noted "contrived direction and photography, lifeless dubbing and careless production mark this Italo-French co-production, which Warner Bros.-Severn Arts can ride to okay first playoff.

"[14] Due to its nude scenes involving Baker, The Sweet Body of Deborah drew attention upon its initial release for its then-daring sex appeal.

[15] New York Magazine (May 12, 1969, p. 45) republished a snippet of a review by John Mahoney for The Hollywood Reporter, which contained an extensive and detailed description of Baker's nude body as it appeared in the film.