Underplayed Gems

Wait Until Dark (1967)

Wait Until Dark poster
Directed by
Terence Young
Genre
drama film, horror film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 602 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A blind woman living alone in a Greenwich Village apartment is targeted by three criminals who believe her late husband hid a valuable doll filled with heroin somewhere inside. With no one else to trust, she uses her wits to survive their increasingly dangerous manipulations.

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What happens

Wait Until Dark is a 1967 American psychological thriller film made by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, and Richard Crenna. The picture was directed by Terence Young and produced by Mel Ferrer, from a screenplay by Robert Carrington and Jane-Howard Carrington based on the 1966 play by Frederick Knott. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Jack Weston appear in supporting roles. Wait Until Dark marked Audrey Hepburn's final film before her semi-retirement in 1968. Hepburn earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her performance, while Zimbalist was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. The film is ranked number 55 on the American Film Institute's 2001 "100 Years...100 Thrills" list, and its climax is ranked tenth on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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