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A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 81/100. Scores higher than 87% of the 186 1960s thriller movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic81/100
614 audience votes
Key crew
- Jane-Howard HammersteinScreenplay
- Robert CarringtonScreenplay
- Terence YoungDirector
- Henry ManciniOriginal Music Composer
- Frederick KnottWriter
Cast
- Audrey HepburnSusy Hendrix
- Alan ArkinRoat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr.
- Richard CrennaMike Talman
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Sam Hendrix
- Jack WestonCarlino
- Samantha JonesLisa
- Julie HerrodGloria
- Robby BensonBoy Tossing Ball (uncredited)
- Mel FerrerFrench-Canadian Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
- Gary MorganTeenage Boy on Street (uncredited)
- Bill WaltersBG with Dog (uncredited)
- Jean Del ValThe Old Man (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
policephotographerheroinsearchmurderneighbordollblindnessblind woman
The Best Movies of 1967
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