The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
An escaped mental patient from an asylum for the criminally insane, reported to be homicidal, hides out in a woman's rural home.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- George EnglundDirector
- Sally BensonScreenplay
- Lyn MurrayOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Joanne WoodwardMolly Thomas
- Stuart WhitmanAlex Forrester
- Edward MulhareDr. Mark Fleming
- Alan NapierThe Vicar
- Joyce WorsleyMrs. Barnes
- Leslie DenisonSuperintendant Bickley
- Murray MathesonDr. Graham
- Hedley MattinglyOfficer Rogers
- Carol VeazieAuntie
Stills
Themes
blackoutman hunthome invasionpsychiatristescaped prisonerwater wheelcrime waveenglish policeescape from a mental institutionescaped killercriminally insanesexual encounter