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6.1/10 • 37

1963-05-201h 26m

CrimeMysteryHorrorThriller

Stalks his wife... his daughter... their lover!

When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

Directors
Michael Carreras
Writters
Jimmy Sangster
Editors
Jimmy Sangster, Tom Simpson

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Kerwin Mathews

    Kerwin Mathews

    Paul Farrell

  2. Nadia Gray

    Nadia Gray

    Eve Beynat

  3. Donald Houston

    Donald Houston

    Georges

  4. Liliane Brousse

    Liliane Brousse

    Annette Beynat

  5. George Pastell

    George Pastell

    Inspector Etienne

  6. Arnold Diamond

    Arnold Diamond

    Janiello

  7. Norman Bird

    Norman Bird

    Salon

  8. Justine Lord

    Justine Lord

    Grace

  9. Jerold Wells

    Jerold Wells

    Giles

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CinemaSerf

Nov 14, 2022

6/10

I only recall Kerwin Matthews from his role as "Sinbad" back in 1958. He was an handsome enough man but hardly versatile as an actor. That's a shame because this could have been a much better intrigue had that role been better cast. As it is, he is "Jeff", a drifter who falls for "Annette" (Liliane Brousse) in a small French village. Her stepmother "Eve" (Nadia Grey) takes a bit of a shine to him, and uses her wiles to trick this rather gullible man into helping her organise the escape of her husband from the local asylum where he was imprisoned after committing a rather gruesome murder. Unbeknown to poor old "Jeff" though, that's not the real agenda for the manipulative "Eve" and the arrival of "Henri" (Donald Houston) raises the danger levels for "Annette"... Can he, and local policeman "Etienne" (George Pastell), thwart the lethal plan before it's too late? Sadly, Matthews is not the only dud in this lacklustre group of actors. Houston exudes not the slightest degree of menace and neither woman have that Jeanne Moreau touch that might have lent, particularly to the character that is "Eve". It's only ninety minutes, but it did drag rather - and the ending is a bit disappointing too. It's watchable, but don't expect to be blown away.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
painterpsychological thrillerblow torchproto-slasher