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Cul-de-sac (1966) -- A hermit lives with his nymphomaniac wife in a large dark castle on a small island off the coast of England.  Two esacped criminals make their way to the castle and terrorize the couple.

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Director:
Writers:
Gérard Brach (writer)
Roman Polanski (writer)
Release Date:
7 November 1966 (USA) more
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Plot:
A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at a beachfront castle. The owners of the castle... more | add synopsis
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
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(4 articles)
Full of the strange
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 5 December 2009, 4:09 PM, PST)

Repulsion (DVD Review)
 (From Fangoria. 29 July 2009, 12:02 AM, PDT)

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An average Polanski piece more (39 total)

Cast

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Donald Pleasence ... George
Françoise Dorléac ... Teresa
Lionel Stander ... Richard
Jack MacGowran ... Albie
Iain Quarrier ... Christopher
Geoffrey Sumner ... Christopher's Father
Renee Houston ... Christopher's Mother
Robert Dorning ... Philip Fairweather
Marie Kean ... Marion Fairweather
William Franklyn ... Cecil

Jacqueline Bisset ... Jacqueline (as Jackie Bisset)
Trevor Delaney ... Nicholas
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113 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Roman Polanski shot 16 takes of the scene in which Lionel Stander drinks a pint of milk. more
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Albie: He's mad at us, isn't he?
Richard: He told me I was "mentally retiring", or something like that.
Albie: Yeah?
Richard: Yeah.
Albie: He's angry with us, isn't he?
Richard: He gave me Hell.
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References Rob Roy (1922) more

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11 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
An average Polanski piece, 19 June 2006
7/10

If we think of Roman Polanski's pieces, Nóz w wodzie (1962)is more important, Repulsion (1965)is in my opinion almost the best movie ever made, Rosemary's baby (1968)is more horrifying and Le Locataire (1976) is more interesting, not to talk about Chinatown (1974) etc.

So why should you see Cul-de-Sac? Because it's polanski and it's not crappy. And because of Catherine Deneuve's sister Francoise Dorleac, who died way too early (in 1967, just some time after she co-starred Les Demoiselles de Rochefort with her sister).

Once again, the main characters are separated from the world and stranger's are getting in from the outside. The movie is fun, weird and of course a must-see for a Polanski fan.

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