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Trauma (1976)
Exposé (original title)

X 84 min  -  Horror | Thriller  -   March 1976 (UK)
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A paranoid writer (Kier) is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary (Hayden), and then his troubles really begin.

Director:

James Kenelm Clarke

Writer:

James Kenelm Clarke

Stars:

Udo Kier, Linda Hayden and Fiona Richmond
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Udo Kier ...
Paul Martin
Linda Hayden Linda Hayden ...
Linda
Fiona Richmond Fiona Richmond ...
Suzanne
Patsy Smart Patsy Smart ...
Mrs. Aston
Karl Howman Karl Howman ...
Big Youth
Vic Armstrong Vic Armstrong ...
Small Youth
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Storyline

A novelist (Udo Kier) hires a quiet British country house so that he can work on finishing his latest novel. His agent arranges for a secretary to stay with him, in order to speed up its completion (played by Linda Hayden). However, this turns out to be a big mistake when she reveals that she has actually come to kill him for stealing the manuscript for his last novel from her husband, which drove him to suicide. The housekeeper, Kier's girlfriend (played by 70's sex superstar Fiona Richmond) and 2 local thugs all meet horrific ends as Hayden goes on her killing spree. Written by Sujit R. Varma  

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Secretary | Killing Spree | Killing | House | Sex  | See more »

Taglines:

She'll take your breath away . . . Your life is next [Video Australia] See more »

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

House on Straw Hill See more »

Filming Locations:

Hatfield Peverel, Essex, England, UK See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Norfolk International Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

This was the only British made film to appear on the original DPP 72 list of video nasties and even made the final 39. See more »

Connections

Remade as Stalker (2010) See more »