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
Scott Fredericks	...	Steve's Man
Reg Harding	...	Steve's Man
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:

giallo | psychotronic film | backwood slasher | horse | house | 

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Taglines:

NO ONE will be seated during the last 15 minutes of SEE NO EVIL!

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

GP

Did You Know?

Trivia

Opening credits: All characters and events in this film are fictional. Any similarity to actual events or persons living or dead is coincidental.

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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

[repeated line]
Sarah: Help!

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Connections

Referenced in Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (2019)

User Reviews

A Good Thriller

The first 45 minutes of "Blind Terror" are excellent and you have the feeling you're watching a great thriller. Director's Richard Fleischer handling of the atmosphere and introduction of the psycho killer just by showing his feet wearing cowboy boots is brilliant.

But then the boots chase a blind Mia Farrow and as she gets away the film sort of looses intensity and impact and becomes sort of slow. It recovers later with the final sequences and revelation of the psycho.

Mia Farrow's performance as the menaced blind victim is excellent.

Although no one could say this is not an entertaining and exciting thriller -mainly fans of the genre-, you get the feeling that it could have been even better if that in-the-middle-sort-of-bump could have been avoided.

All in all, "Blind Terror" is a good thriller worth watching. A 7 (out of 10) for me.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 September 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

See No Evil

Filming Locations:

Wokingham station, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Gross USA:

$1,315,680

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Filmways Pictures, Genesis Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 82 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1