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At the Stroke of Nine (1957)

At the Stroke of Nine poster
Directed by
Lance Comfort
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
16
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A female journalist is kidnapped by a madman who forces her to write articles about him and threatens to kill her. The story follows her struggle to survive and escape.

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What happens

At the Stroke of Nine is a 1957 British crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Patricia Dainton, Stephen Murray, Patrick Barr and Dermot Walsh. It was written by Harry Booth, Brian Clemens, Michael Deeley and Jon Penington. A female journalist is kidnapped by a madman who forces her to write articles about him and threatens to kill her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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