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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Jacqueline Bisset | ... | Helen | |
| Christopher Plummer | ... | Dr. Sherman | |
| John Phillip Law | ... | Steven (as John Philip Law) | |
| Sam Wanamaker | ... | Lieut. Fields | |
| Mildred Dunnock | ... | Mrs. Sherman | |
| Gayle Hunnicutt | ... | Blanche | |
| Elaine Stritch | ... | Nurse | |
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John Ronane | ... | Dr. Rawley |
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Sheila Brennan | ... | Mrs. Oates |
| Ronald Radd | ... | Oates | |
| Heather Lowe | ... | Blind Girl | |
| Christopher Malcolm | ... | Policeman | |
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Helen has been incapable of speech since seeing her husband die - will she become the target of a deranged serial killer targeting disabled people?
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As a child, the 1946 version of this movie was one of the most terrifying I had ever seen...and I loved scary movies. Years later, it still scared the hell out of me. This re-make is a travesty. I don't know what the director and cinematographer were trying to achieve, but it wasn't The Spiral Staircase. Apologies to Christopher Plummer, Mildred Dunnock and Elaine Stritch for having to endure this drivel. Times must have been bad then and paychecks much needed. If you want to see a brilliant horror film, see the original.