A recently-married woman who has been labeled as mentally unstable begins to suspect that someone close to her is the culprit in a sudden string of murders.
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| Lynne Frederick | ... | Samantha | |
| John Leyton | ... | Alan Falconer | |
| Stephanie Beacham | ... | Beth | |
| John Fraser | ... | Leonard | |
| Jack Watson | ... | William Haskin | |
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Trisha Mortimer | ... | Joy |
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Paul Alexander | ... | Peter McAllister |
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Robert Mill | ... | Maitre d' |
| Colin Jeavons | ... | Commissioner | |
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Victor Winding | ... | Sergeant |
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Raymond Bowers | ... | Manager |
| Pearl Hackney | ... | Lady at Seance | |
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Samantha and Alan are getting married, but William Haskins isn't pleased. He grabs a train south to London and begins shadowing Samantha as she tries to get on with married life. Haskins' attempts to frighten her drive Samantha to desperation, but she's having trouble convincing anyone that she's being stalked. Even her psychiatrist dismisses her concerns as part of her neurosis. As bodies begin turning up, Samantha's story becomes more believable, and her dark secret from the past begins to reveal itself. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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Some of Lynne Frederick's wardrobe for the movie was recycled from Largo retorno (1975), a film she had starred in the previous year. See more »Goofs
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The original UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to edit the stabbing of a naked woman during the flashback scene. However additional cuts were made (totalling 1 min 3 secs) for the video release with further edits to the same scene plus cuts to the hammer murder, a sex scene and the stabbing of Mrs Wallace through the head with a knitting needle. The 2008 Redemption DVD is fully uncut. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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By the time Pete Walker made this little slasher-shocker he seemed to have run out of good ideas. The attacks on the courts, family and church had now been made and what could he do now? How about some sort of case-study about schizofrenia? It might have worked, but mr Walker plays his cards too soon in this movie and makes the ending show a mile ahead. With the element of a "who-is-it" suspense gone, what is there left? Some surprisingly gory murders that could shock even todays jaded audience and probably scared the wits out of them in the 70's, decent performances for a horror movie (director Walker almost always managed to get the best out of his average-talented actresses) and an overall smooth running picture. Enjoyable as a timekiller (there are many, many worse slashers than this) but easily forgotten.