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Director:
Freddie Francis
Writer:
Jimmy Sangster (written by)
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Release Date:
April 1965 (USA) more
Genre:
Mystery | Thriller more
Plot:
An American wakes up in an English hospital unable to remember anything of his life before a recent car accident... more | add synopsis
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"Gripping psycho-thriller from Hammer" more

Cast

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Robert Webber ... Chris Smith
Anthony Newlands ... Dr. Keller
Jennifer Jayne ... Gina McConnell
Maurice Denham ... Hemmings
Lelia Goldoni ... Denise James
Peter Woodthorpe ... Marcus Allan
Sandra Boize ... English Girl
Sue Lloyd ... French Girl
John Arnatt ... Mr. James
Marianne Stone ... Marcus Allan's Secretary
Irene Richmond
Kiwi Kingston
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Additional Details

Runtime:
85 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Iceland:12 | UK:X (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating)

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
"Gripping psycho-thriller from Hammer", 28 August 2003
Author: jamesraeburn2003 from Poole, Dorset

Hysteria concluded the trilogy of psychological thrillers that Freddie Francis directed for Hammer. The series began with Paranoiac (1963) and Nightmare (1964). The plot concerns an American amnesia victim Chris Smith (Robert Webber), whom is being used as a tool by the ruthless Dr Keller (Anthony Newlands) and his beautiful mistress (Lelia Goldoni). Between them they plan to frame Chris for the murder of Keller's wife, but their clever plan proves to be their own outdoing. In 1965, it was poorly received by critics and the public, but it's a gripping thriller and Freddie Francis directs the somewhat far fetched script by Jimmy Sangster with pace, building it neatly to it's climax. The black and white Cinematography by John Wilcox manages some decent compositions of a gray and dank 1960's London. The only criticism is the somewhat unsuitable music score by Don Banks, which is too jazzy for this type of film.

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