Fright (film)
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| Fright | |
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| Directed by | Peter Collinson |
| Written by | Tudor Gates |
| Produced by | Harry Fine Michael Style |
| Starring | Ian Bannen Susan George Honor Blackman John Gregson |
| Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
| Edited by | Raymond Poulton |
| Music by | Harry Robinson |
Production company | Fantale Films |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films Allied Artists (US) |
Release date | November 1971 (UK) |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Fright is a 1971 British thriller film starring Susan George, Ian Bannen, Honor Blackman, and John Gregson.
Plot
Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after a young child. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves on edge. The real terror begins, however, when the child's biological father appears after recently escaping from a nearby mental institution.
Cast
- Susan George as Amanda
- Ian Bannen as Brian
- Honor Blackman as Helen
- John Gregson as Dr. Cordell
- George Cole as Jim
- Dennis Waterman as Chris
- Maurice Kaufmann as Inspector
- Roger Lloyd-Pack as Constable
- Michael Brennan as Sergeant
Background
This movie could be seen as a proto-slasher film meaning a movie that may have laid some of the groundwork for the slasher film subgenre.[1]
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