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The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie

  • 19721972
  • PGPG
  • 1h 47m
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6.0/10
202
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The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie (1972)
  • Drama
  • Thriller
A traveling salesman gives a pretty hitchhiker a ride home, who then injures him to keep him captured in her run-down shack.A traveling salesman gives a pretty hitchhiker a ride home, who then injures him to keep him captured in her run-down shack.A traveling salesman gives a pretty hitchhiker a ride home, who then injures him to keep him captured in her run-down shack.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
202
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  • Director
    • Jack Starrett
  • Writers
    • Anthony Greville-Bell
    • John Kohn
    • Miles Tripp(book "The Chicken")
  • Stars
    • Bonnie Bedelia
    • Ken Howard
    • Anthony Zerbe
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  • Director
    • Jack Starrett
  • Writers
    • Anthony Greville-Bell
    • John Kohn
    • Miles Tripp(book "The Chicken")
  • Stars
    • Bonnie Bedelia
    • Ken Howard
    • Anthony Zerbe
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    • 10User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Bonnie Bedelia
    Bonnie Bedelia
    • Rosalieas Rosalie
    Ken Howard
    Ken Howard
    • Virgilas Virgil
    Anthony Zerbe
    Anthony Zerbe
    • Fryas Fry
    Sebastian
    • Bearas Bear
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    • Director
      • Jack Starrett
    • Writers
      • Anthony Greville-Bell
      • John Kohn
      • Miles Tripp(book "The Chicken")
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    The lacking "vital element" in Misery...
    The plot, as told by figjam (I'll try not to be too corny):

    > A stranded and dirty teenage girl is picked up along a desolate strip of highway by a traveling salesman. Being very straight-lace as defined by the times, he's at a loss as to how to react to (and protect himself from) the primal instincts of a lost, lonely little girl.

    > Unable to read or write, unable to understand the concept of hygiene, her closest "companion" being her rapist, all the girl needs is the help of a social worker. How do you get her the help she needs when you're her captive? > She needs companionship, but she doesn't know this and therefore, can't articulate it. She tries to keep the salesman from leaving her at any cost.

    > The key words to understanding Rosalie are GROTESQUE INNOCENCE. It's this innocence that makes this movie better than Misery (according to me). I wonder if this is the vision that Stephen King had for Misery but couldn't quite achieve.
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    • Mar 6, 2002

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 1972 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Someone to Watch Over Me
    • Filming locations
      • Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Cinecrest
      • Palomar Pictures (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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