See No Evil (1971)

A young blind woman is pursued by a maniac while staying with family in their country manor.

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Writer:

Brian Clemens

Stars:

Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, Robin Bailey

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited 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

Storyline

Sarah is a blind girl who has returned to her home, a country manor in which all of the occupants are dead. She unknowingly sleeps overnight, among a houseful of corpses, arising the next morning to quietly creep out of bed, in order not to awaken the other members of the household.

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Plot Keywords:

horse | house | blind | blind woman | british giallo | 

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Taglines:

Your Heart Will Pound! Pound! POUND!

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

GP

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 September 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

See No Evil

Filming Locations:

Berkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Filmways Pictures, Genesis Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the scenes, including the opening views of the railway station, were filmed in Wokingham, Berkshire.

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Goofs

Sarah drops her boots on the floor after she takes them off. However, as a blind person (even one new to this condition), she would make sure that everything was put away tidily so that it could be found again easily i.e. put her boots standing together next to the cupboard.

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Quotes

Gypsy Mother: Tom?
Gypsy Tom: Don't worry, momma. I'll take care of everything.

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Connections

Remade as See No Evil

User Reviews

A Timeless Classic of the Genre

In the countryside of England, Sarah (Mia Farrow) returns to Manor Farm to live with her uncle George Rexton (Robin Bailey), her aunt Sandy Rexton (Diane Grayson) and her cousin Betty Rexton (Dorothy Alison) after an accident with her horse where she was blind. Sarah knows the interior of the house by heart so she can independently move by herself. When her former boyfriend Steve Reding (Norman Eshley) invites her to visit his horse farm, George and Sandy tell that they are going to visit a friend and Betty tells that she has a date so she will be alone for a couple of hours when she returns to the house. Steve still loves Sarah and they ride together in the fields. When Sarah returns, a maniac has killed her family and the gardener Barker (Brian Rawlinson) but she cannot see them dead. On the next morning, Steve gives a horse to Sarah and she leaves the animal in the stable. When she returns to the manor, she finds that her family was murdered and Barker that is still alive shows her a silver bracelet on the floor with the name of the killer. He tells that she is in danger since the killer will return to the manor to retrieve the bracelet. Barker dies and the killer comes back to the house. Will the frightened Sarah flee from him?

"Blind Terror", a.k.a. "See No Evil" is a timeless classic thriller with an original story. I saw this movie for the first time in the movie theater when I was a teenager and I was impressed with the outstanding performance of Mia Farrow in the beginning of her career. This movie has not aged and it is still a scary British movie. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Terror Cego" ("Blind Terror")