The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
84 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward DmytrykDirector
- Harry BrownScreenplay
- George AntheilOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Arthur FranzEddie Miller
- Adolphe MenjouFrank Kafka
- Gerald MohrJoe Ferris
- Marie WindsorJean Darr
- Frank FaylenAnderson
- Richard KileyJames G. Kent
- Mabel PaigeLandlady
- Marlo DwyerMay Nelson
- Geraldine CarrChecker
- Carl Benton ReidLiddell
- Harry CheshireMayor
- Charles LaneLoud Drunk at Club
Stills
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Themes
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