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Director:

Frank Perry

Writers:

William Arthur Clark (book)
David Zelag Goodman (screenplay)

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Release Date:

5 February 1975 (France) more

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller more

Tagline:

Clairvoyant. Occultist. Murderer. Which?

Plot:

A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

Great "B" picture, moody and suspenseful. more (5 total)


Cast

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Cliff Robertson ... Lee Tucker
Joel Grey ... Franklin WIlls

Dorothy Tristan ... Janet Tucker
Elizabeth Wilson ... Dr. Anna Willson
George Voskovec ... Dr. Nicholas Holnar
Ron Weyand ... Dr. Philip Fusco
Peter Masterson ... Willie Younger

Lane Smith ... Ted Ronan
Joe Ponazecki ... Dan Lloyd

Christopher Allport ... Richie Tom Keating
Patricia Hawkins ... Diana Spenser
Richard Venture ... Man in Motel
Dianne Hull ... Maggie Dawson

Gil Gerard ... Donald Forbes
Robert Dryden ... Mr. Dawson
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Additional Details

Runtime:

USA:110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Milford, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Jaffilms Inc. more


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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Great "B" picture, moody and suspenseful., 17 October 1998
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Author: Glen Fleetwood (duilawyer@lawyer4u.com) from Los Angeles

Cliff Robertson plays the local sheriff who investigates the murder of Maggie Dawson, an attractive young woman. He is offered assistance by Joel Grey, a local psychic. As the plot develops, it becomes clear that either Grey, playing Franklin Wells, has psychic powers, or is involved in the murder. This is undeniably a "B" movie, but the acting, except for the always awful Elizabeth Wilson, is good-great. The writing is very good, with a scene when Robertson receives a Christmas card that shows how a good screenwriter can take an ordinary event and make it near terrifying. The way the sign of the motel scrawls across Robertson's police car window is very clever. Highly recommended.

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