Blind Terror (1971)

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Writer:

Brian Clemens (writer)

Release Date:

2 September 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Crime | Drama | Horror

Tagline:

Keep your eyes on what she cannot see- the boots, the bracelet, the bodies...

Plot:

Sarah is a blind girl who has returned to her home, a country manor in which all of the occupants are dead...

Plot Keywords:

Blind | Stranger | Throat Slashing | Handicap | Trapped

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Mia Farrow	...	Sarah
Dorothy Alison	...	Betty Rexton
Robin Bailey	...	George Rexton
Diane Grayson	...	Sandy Rexton
Brian Rawlinson	...	Barker
Norman Eshley	...	Steve Reding
Paul Nicholas	...	Jacko
Christopher Matthews	...	Frost
Max Faulkner	...	Steve's Man #1
Scott Fredericks	...	Steve's Man #2
Reg Harding	...	Steve's Man #3
Lila Kaye	...	Gypsy Mother
Barrie Houghton	...	Gypsy Jack
Michael Elphick	...	Gypsy Tom
Donald Bisset	...	Doctor

Also Known As:

See No Evil (USA)
Blind Terror (Denmark) [da]
Korkunun içinde (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Sokea kauhu (Finland) [fi]
Stiefel, die den Tod bedeuten (West Germany) [de]
Terreur aveugle (France) [fr]
Terror Cego (Brazil) [pt]
Terror ciego (Spain) [es]
Terrore cieco (Italy) [it]
Tyflos tromos (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

Netherlands:85 min | USA:89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1972) | Sweden:15 | UK:X | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Bodycount: 4.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Sugar Cookies (1973)

So damp and chilly you may catch a cold...

Every few years, an otherwise adroit screenwriter in need of some fast cash will write and sell a story like this: blind (sometimes deaf) young woman is stalked by a killer. It doesn't take much--a few added details here and there (in this case, the victim is blind AND orphaned)--and some nastiness for an added effect, such as Mia Farrow unknowingly starting a bath with a body in the tub! It's a cold, grainy thriller with much hysteria and an abrupt ending, but if you're in the mood for yet another woman-in-distress picture, this one at least has Farrow in the lead and she's a lovely presence (though still trying to find her niche at this point, post-"Rosemary's Baby"). Plot-wise, there are some ridiculous turns of the screw, particularly a dead-end thread involving a gypsy family, which may have been forgivable had the filmmakers come up with a sound conclusion. ** from ****