8.6 Score

1967 • 1h 48min • Approved • Horror, Thriller

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"A blind woman plays a deadly game of survival."

After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.

IMDb 7.7

RT 96%

MC 81

Director

Terence Young

Writers

Jane-Howard Hammerstein

Frederick Knott

Robert Carrington

Composer

Henry Mancini

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Audrey Hepburn

Susy Hendrix

Alan Arkin

Roat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr.

Richard Crenna

Mike Talman

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Sam Hendrix

Jack Weston

Carlino

Samantha Jones

Lisa

Julie Herrod

Gloria

Robby Benson

Boy Tossing Ball (uncredited)

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