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Wait Until Dark (1967)

APPROVED 108 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller  -   26 October 1967 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Terence Young

Writers:

Frederick Knott (play), Robert Carrington (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Audrey Hepburn ...
Alan Arkin ...
Richard Crenna ...
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ...
Jack Weston ...
Samantha Jones Samantha Jones ...
Julie Herrod Julie Herrod ...
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Storyline

Susie's husband is asked to hold a doll for a woman as they get off an airplane. She disappears. Mike and Carlino are small time hoods who find the woman's body in Susie's apartment, placed there by her partner, Harry Rote. Susie's blindness is the key to them searching the apartment for the doll that contains smuggled drugs. Mike pretends to be an old friend of Susie's husband while her husband is away and together the crooks invent a story of a police investigation of her husband that only the discovery of the now missing doll can save him from. Rote is a killer, and his stalking of Susie becomes more and more obvious as the story unfolds, leaving us with the question, how does a blind woman defend herself? Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Doll | Apartment | Police | Drugs | Blindness  | See more »

Taglines:

The blinds moving up and down. . .the squeaking shoes. . .and then the knife whistling past her ear. . . See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Seule dans la nuit See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$11,000,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Julie Herrod also played Gloria in the 1966 stage version. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: The time in between when Mike leaves and Carlino reappears is too long. Mike and Carlino chat with each other quickly about a strategy, and Carlino leaves. In this time, Susy has already changed, cleaned up, found the doll, and conjured up a plan with Gloria. If Carlino was supposed get there right after his conversation with Mike, Susy wouldn't have had the time to do all these things. Furthermore, it seems that he looks through the window after some time, even though he is supposed to be visiting Susy. See more »

Quotes

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

The end credits show each character with the performer's credit; Alan Arkin
is shown three times, including once in each disguise. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "V.I.P.: Mudslide Val (#1.19)" (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"Wait Until Dark"
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Performed by Sue Raney See more »