A young woman, muted after a sexual assault as a child, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who have wronged her after being kidnapped and forced to work as a prostitute.
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Title: Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)
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| Christina Lindberg | ... | Frigga | |
| Heinz Hopf | ... | Tony | |
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Despina Tomazani | ... | Lip-stick lesbian |
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Per-Axel Arosenius | ... | Frigga's Father (as Per Axel Arosenius) |
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Marie-Louise Mannervall | ... | Woman in village |
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Hildur Lindberg | ... | Mother's Friend |
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Olle Nordlander | ||
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Marshall McDough | ... | (as Marshal Mc Donagh) |
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Gunnar Palm | ||
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Pamela Pethö-Galantai | ... | Young Frigga |
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Lennart Robertsson | ||
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Hans-Eric Stenborg | ||
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Rendered mute after a horrific assault in the park by a sadistic old paedophile, young Madeleine tries to escape the traumatic experience living in silence in her parents' farmhouse. However, things will take a turn for the worse, when an innocent offer for a lift by a handsome stranger in a flashy sports-car leads to a nightmarish life of prostitution, abuse, and drug addiction. But when Madeleine finds out her evil pimp's cruel scheme, an irrevocable course of sweet retribution and a deadly sawed-off double-barrelled shotgun will inevitably set the stage for a bloody roaring rampage of revenge. And then, no one will ever dare to harm her again. Never again. Written by Nick Riganas
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Country:
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5 June 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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When I first saw the title of "Thriller: A Cruel Picture" (aka "They Call Her One Eye"), I was hooked. What a title for a movie! The protracted wait for the release, and the hype surrounding the film's influence on Quentin Tarantino, simply added to my desire to view this cult classic.
Well, when I settled down to watch the film, it managed to do something very few movies achieve....it surpassed my expectations.
From the very start, this little gem sparkled with a seedy charm that I took to my heart. If Tarantino had been born a decade earlier in Sweden, this would be the kind of film you'd expect him to be making. (Interestingly, this film was actually banned in its home country and was heavily cut on its release in most overseas territories.) As a revenge film, "Thriller" sizzles with energy. It has a great pace and the only time the film stumbles is during the short porn edits (so obviously filmed with different actors that the viewer's attention is displaced). These somehow made me feel like a naughty schoolboy watching an illicit dodgy video! Now, don't get me wrong. I don't have any objections to porn (my handle should perhaps be "Porn Connoisseur"), but somebody taking their Captain Picard up to warp speed and shoving it into a normal movie just doesn't work. Still, it added to that "I ain't going to find this on the shelf in my UK HMV"-feeling which always gives me a warm, perverse buzz.
I digress. The movie is beautifully shot, the delightful Christina Lindberg is splendid, the cast is suitably sordid and the music has to be heard to be believed. It ain't magical but it's memorable.
There are some great set pieces and one of the most unexpected car treats I've ever had the pleasure of watching.
As a DVD, Synapse have delivered the ultimate version of this film. God knows how long they took to source the various elements, etc. for this release but the result is gobsmacking.
A superb exploitation movie and well worth tracking down.