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Writers:
James Hadley Chase (novel)
Leon Griffiths (writer)
Release Date:
24 September 1971 (West Germany) more
Tagline:
The psychotic killer, the young heiress...the kidnapping that becomes a love story.
Plot:
Set in the 1920s Depression, a gang of half-witted small-time hoods led by Slim Grissom kidnap heiress... more | add synopsis
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Actress Dailey Dies
(From WENN. 7 October 2008, 9:10 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Wilson's Most Intense w/demented haircut! more (13 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kim Darby | ... | Barbara Blandish | |
| Scott Wilson | ... | Slim Grissom | |
| Tony Musante | ... | Eddie Hagan | |
| Robert Lansing | ... | Dave Fenner | |
| Connie Stevens | ... | Anna Borg | |
| Irene Dailey | ... | Gladys 'Ma' Grissom | |
| Wesley Addy | ... | John P. Blandish | |
| Joey Faye | ... | Woppy | |
| Michael Baseleon | ... | Frankie Connor | |
| Ralph Waite | ... | Mace | |
| Hal Baylor | ... | Chief McLaine | |
| Matt Clark | ... | Joe Bailey | |
| Alvin Hammer | ... | Sam | |
| Dots Johnson | ... | Johnny Hutchins (as Dotts Johnson) | |
| Don Keefer | ... | Doc Grissom |
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128 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG | UK:X | West Germany:16 (f) | Argentina:18 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 (1972) | Sweden:15 | USA:R
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One of the key props in the film is a diamond necklace. Because of Robert Aldrich's insistence on accuracy, this was a real diamond necklace, that came complete with a special female courier, disguised as a secretary, and with an escort of guards on the set. Special arrangements were made with the local bank and sheriff's department in the location of Placerville, California, while the necklace itself was transported by a motorcade of vehicles. more
Quotes:
Eddie Hagan:
How come you never get your ass out of bed?
Anna Borg:
Well, it's the place you seem to like it the most.
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Version of Emmenez-moi au théâtre: Pas d'orchidées pour Miss Blandisch (1978) (TV) more
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This little gem of a film was treated as exploitation trash, but a fascinating kidnapping tale with unrequited love and dysfunctional family relations. Scott Wilson (so brilliant in In Cold Blood) is incredible as Slim, the lonely offbeat member of the gang who is somewhat understood (but very edgy). Throw in Kim Darby, Tony Musante, Irene Dailey (more demented than she was in Five Easy Pieces), and Joey Faye as Woppy, how wrong can you go?
There's a good sense of time period. This film is nothing compared to Bonnie and Clyde, but closer to Thieves Like Us. Connie Stevens is an added attraction. Give these folks a chance. Rated 7 out of 10.