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Release Date:
26 October 1967 (USA)
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A blind woman plays a deadly game of survival more
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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3 nominations
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The Best New York City Horror Movies
(From CinemaRetro. 31 October 2009, 3:21 PM, PDT)
Know Theater Announces Boom, Runs Through 11/7
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 15 October 2009, 2:48 PM, PDT)
(From CinemaRetro. 31 October 2009, 3:21 PM, PDT)
Know Theater Announces Boom, Runs Through 11/7
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 15 October 2009, 2:48 PM, PDT)
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Menace surrounding Hepburn in the dark…
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Cast
(Complete credited 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 |
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108 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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The location of Susy's apartment is listed in IMDb as 4 St. Luke's Place in Manhattan (New York, NY). These days the street is called Leroy Street (between 7th Avenue S. and Hudson). The park seen across the street from the apartment is Hudson Park.
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Continuity: The cabinet door where the trash is held changes positions when Susy finds out Mike's involvement with Roat.
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Featured in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
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To be blind, deprived of the power even to see the danger that threatens you, is a frightening experience... It also, obviously, gave director Terence Young the opportunity to carry out one of the most important rules of suspense: let the audience discover more than the principal character...
When we can see imminent danger which the victim, by definition, cannot see, the emotional impact is increased on the viewer... We desire earnestly to cry out in warning, but we cannot... We can only sit helplessly, and wait to see what become apparent... And when the sightless is a young and lovely woman, there are many twists and turns, disturbing moments, claustrophobic atmosphere, great suspense...
Most of the drama is played out in Hepburn's apartment in NewYork, and there is an outstanding development when Susy Hendrix (Hepburn), alone with her telephone cord cut and awaiting the return of the gangs, decides to use her disadvantage as a defensive weapon... Her one advantage in being blind was that she required no light—and she methodically destroyed all the light-bulbs...
After three brutal murders, only the master-criminal, a merciless villain (Alan Arkin) is left to confront her… He selected the most terrifying way of terrorizing her... Susy lost her sight in a car crash or really the fire from the crash…
Audrey Hepburn earned her 5th and final Academy Award nomination for her brilliant performance…