Blind Terror (1971)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Writer:

Brian Clemens (writer)

Release Date:

2 September 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Crime | Drama | Horror

Tagline:

Keep your eyes on what she cannot see- the boots, the bracelet, the bodies...

Plot:

Sarah is a blind girl who has returned to her home, a country manor in which all of the occupants are dead...

Plot Keywords:

Blind | Murderer | Witness | House | Record Player

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mia Farrow	...	Sarah
Dorothy Alison	...	Betty Rexton
Robin Bailey	...	George Rexton
Diane Grayson	...	Sandy Rexton
Brian Rawlinson	...	Barker
Norman Eshley	...	Steve Reding
Paul Nicholas	...	Jacko
Christopher Matthews	...	Frost
Max Faulkner	...	Steve's Man #1
Scott Fredericks	...	Steve's Man #2
Reg Harding	...	Steve's Man #3
Lila Kaye	...	Gypsy Mother
Barrie Houghton	...	Gypsy Jack
Michael Elphick	...	Gypsy Tom
Donald Bisset	...	Doctor

Also Known As:

See No Evil (USA)

Runtime:

Netherlands:85 min | USA:89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1972) | Sweden:15 | UK:X | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Sugar Cookies (1973)

Pretty good solid thriller

A blind woman (Mia Farrow) goes to live at her uncle's huge, remote house in England. Her uncle (by mistake) splashes water on some stranger's boots (we never see the stranger, only the boots). While Mia is away, the stranger comes to the house and kills the entire family. Mia returns and slowly begins to realize something is wrong. Then the killer returns...

Well-made (there's some truly beautiful photography here), well-acted (Farrow is just great) and suspenseful. Also you never see the killer's face till the end--only his boots--it greatly adds to the creepiness. I'm giving it a 7. It just stops short of being a great thriller because it's way too mannered and quiet. I applaud them for not throwing blood on the screen (there's a little but not much) but everything else is just too damn laid back. A bit more emotion or action would have helped.

Still, as it is, a pretty good little thriller. Worth seeing. Watch out for the boots!