Wait Until Dark (1967)

Director:

Terence Young

Writers:

Frederick Knott (play)
Robert Carrington (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

26 October 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A blind woman plays a deadly game of survival

Plot:

A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.

Plot Keywords:

Doll | Apartment | Blind | Police | Blindness

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Audrey Hepburn	...	Susy Hendrix
Alan Arkin	...	Roat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr.
Richard Crenna	...	Mike Talman
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	Sam Hendrix
Jack Weston	...	Carlino
Samantha Jones	...	Lisa
Julie Herrod	...	Gloria
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robby Benson	...	Boy Tossing Ball (uncredited)
Jean Del Val	...	The Old Man (uncredited)
Mel Ferrer	...	French canadian radio speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Gary Morgan	...	Teenage boy on street (uncredited)
Frank O'Brien	...	Shatner (uncredited)

Directed by
Terence Young

Writing credits
Frederick Knott		(play)
Robert Carrington		(screenplay) &
Jane-Howard Carrington		(screenplay)

Produced by
Mel Ferrer	....	producer

Original Music by
Henry Mancini

Cinematography by
Charles Lang

Film Editing by
Gene Milford

Art Direction by
George Jenkins

Set Decoration by
George James Hopkins

Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup supervisor
Jean Burt Reilly	....	supervising hair stylist

Production Management
Russell Llewellyn	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Aldworth	....	assistant director

Art Department
Craig Binkley	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Ward Preston	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Everett A. Hughes	....	sound (as Everett Hughes)

Stunts
Glenn R. Wilder	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Music Department
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer (uncredited)

Other crew
Fred Coe	....	stage producer
Doris DeHerdt	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer (uncredited)
Crayton Smith	....	script supervisor trainee (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Brothers/Seven Arts (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Finland (1968) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1972) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Home Video (1985) (USA) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1986) (Finland) (TV) (MTV1)
• WarnerBrothers / Seven Arts (1968) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Warner Bros. Cosmetics  Miss Hepburn's make-up

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:X (original rating) | UK:12 (re-rating) (2005) | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 (re-rating) | Australia:M | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Canada:14A (video rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #21531) | New Zealand:M | West Germany:18 (nf) (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1968) | Sweden:15 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

4 St. Luke's Place, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Jack L. Warner first considered George C. Scott for the role of Harry Roat and Robert Redford for the role of Mike Talman before casting Alan Arkin and Richard Crenna in the parts.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Roat is confronting Susy, her head tilts to the right between shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Lisa: Come on Louis, come on!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Remington Steele: Steele Your Heart Away (#3.6)" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Wait Until Dark

GREAT THRILLER STAGE STUFF BECAUSE OF AUDREY & ALAN!

I'j not a big fan of thriller plays (and I've acted in this one), but well-made with superb casting - mainly Ms. Hepburn & Mr. Arkin with gliding, smooth support from Mr. Crenna & Mr. Weston; superbly lit with a great set and menacing music, it was Hepburn's last film for nine years and she should have won Best Actress (nominated), and I pick Bonnie & Clyde to win ALL the other categories (acting-wise), she kicks into gear and then retires..until ROBIN & MARION nine years later.

Anyway, most stage-play thrillers don't make it on FILM, but this one is very claustrophobic and believable because of Hepburn (who studies with blind people for a while). Turn the lights off ..like they did in the last 8 minutes in the theatre when it opened in '67!