Sudden Fury (1975)

Directed by

Brian Damude

Genre

drama film, crime film, thriller film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An unhappy married couple goes on a road trip. After a fight the husband stages an accident to kill his wife but a stranger intervenes, leading the husband to frame the stranger for murder.

tensebleaksuspensefulunsettlingcoldgrimclaustrophobicdeliberate

What happens

Sudden Fury is a Canadian thriller drama film directed by Brian Damude and released in 1975. The film centres on Fred (Dominic Hogan) and Janet (Gay Rowan), an unhappily married couple who are taking a trip. Fred needs some of Janet's money to invest in a country inn, but after Janet both refuses and reveals that she has been having an extramarital affair, Fred drives the car into the ditch and leaves Janet to die; however, when Al (Dan Hennessey) stops to save her, Fred undertakes a scheme to frame Al for Janet's murder by also setting him up to kill the owners of the farm where Fred has taken refuge. The film's cast also includes Hollis McLaren, David Yorston, Eric Clavering, Sean McCann, Robin Ward, Steve Weston and Gerry Huckstep. The film was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Motion Picture at the 26th Canadian Film Awards in 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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