Underplayed Gems

Dead of Winter (1987)

Dead of Winter poster
Directed by
Arthur Penn
Genre
horror film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
R
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 123 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An aspiring actress takes a film role at a remote mansion, where she becomes trapped in a dangerous scheme involving a doctor and his associate. The story twists as she discovers she is being manipulated by people with sinister intentions.

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What happens

Dead of Winter is a 1987 American psychological thriller film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Mary Steenburgen, who plays three roles, along with Roddy McDowall and Jan Rubeš. It is an uncredited adaptation of the 1941 novel The Woman in Red by Anthony Gilbert, which had previously been the basis of the 1945 film My Name Is Julia Ross. It was released by MGM Entertainment Co. on February 6, 1987. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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