The Deadly Trap (1971)

Original title

La Maison sous les arbres

Directed by

René Clément

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple living in a secluded house are drawn into a dangerous game of manipulation and surveillance. The plot follows a mother trying to protect her children from mysterious forces closing in on her family.

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What happens

The Deadly Trap (French: La Maison sous les arbres, lit. 'The House Under the Trees') is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed and co-written by René Clément, and starring Faye Dunaway, Frank Langella, Barbara Parkins and Raymond Gérôme. A French-Italian co-production, the film was screened at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival before being released in France by Les Films Corona on June 9, 1971. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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