The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
A petty thief breaks into the home of a psychiatrist and gets caught in a web of a doctor who wishes to experiment on him and a doctor's wife who wishes to seduce him.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph LoseyDirector
- Malcolm ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
- Carl ForemanScreenplay
- Harold BuchmanScreenplay
Cast
- Dirk BogardeFrank Clemmons
- Alexis SmithGlenda Esmond
- Alexander KnoxDr. Clive Esmond
- Hugh GriffithInspector Simmons
- Patricia McCarronSally Foster, maid
- Maxine AudleyCarol
- Glyn HoustonBailey
- Harry TowbHarry, second criminal
- Russell WatersManager of Pearce & Mann
- Billie WhitelawReceptionist at Pearce & Mann
- Fred GriffithsTaxi Driver
- Esma CannonScrubwoman with ladder
Stills
Themes
film noirpsychiatristbritish noir