USA,
1964, 84 min
Shown in 1961
CREDITS
- dir
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Antonio Santean
- prod
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John Hoyt, Paul Lewis
- scr
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John Hoyt, Antonio Santean
- cam
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Jean-Phillippe Carson
- editor
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Marvin Walowitz
- mus
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Jaime Mendoza-Nava
- cast
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John Hoyt, Arlene Martel, Robert Kelljan, King Moody, Robert Middleton, Elisha Cook Jr.
- prod co
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Futuramic
- source
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Taurus, Ltd.
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COMMENTS
John Hoyt in person.
OTHER
A 20-year-old girl shoots and kills a midnight prowler as he attempts to gain entrance to her apartment. The police arrive and except for the uneasiness of one of the detectives, the case is dismissed as justifiable homicide. The young detective, spurred by an interest in the girl, proceeds with his investigation, uncovering a grotesque, suspense-filled story, the crux of which relates to the delicate line between human sanity and insanity. The first film of young director Antonio Santean, the suspense builds through storyline and carefully interposed special photographic effects to an unusual climax.
FACTOID #300
When she attended the 1980 San Francisco International Film Festival for a tribute, Federico Fellini’s wife and muse Giulietta Masina, admitted that she accepted a bit part in the American film The Madwoman of Chaillot (despite the fact that she could not speak English) just so she could get costar Katherine Hepburn’s autograph.
