An escapee from an asylum takes refuge in a woman's house; but she has dark secrets of her own.An escapee from an asylum takes refuge in a woman's house; but she has dark secrets of her own.An escapee from an asylum takes refuge in a woman's house; but she has dark secrets of her own.
Jennifer Berrington
- Diane
- (uncredited)
Alan Caillou
- Dr. Upjohn
- (uncredited)
Laurence Conroy
- Reggie
- (uncredited)
James Doohan
- First Guard
- (uncredited)
Betty Harford
- Gwen Smith
- (uncredited)
Hallene Hill
- Mrs. Broome
- (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
- Inmate
- (uncredited)
Patrick O'Moore
- Second Guard
- (uncredited)
Richard Peel
- Will Smith
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe Indian theatre and film community loved the film so much that they adapted it several times. It was adapted as a stage play "Dhummas", meaning fog, and was first made in Gujarati, then Marathi and finally in Hindi. Veteran theatre actress Sarita Joshi played the lead in all three versions. Then, it was made into the hit Hindi film Ittefaq (1969) with Nanda Karnataki and Rajesh Khanna, followed by a remake, also titled Ittefaq (2017).
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And the wheel keeps on turning.
This is based on a play and it shows :all the action tales place in the heroine's house , in a stifling atmosphere in which the ceaseless turning wheel lapping creates a tension ; it is sometimes slow-moving ,but a little humour gets into the lugubrious atmosphere (the gossip woman who phones ; the vicar and the incongruous little help he provides ) and acting is excellent : you can't be wrong with Joanne Woodward ,a character actress who portrays a hostage ,a victim of an escapee from a mental hospital ; little by little ,doubt creeps into one's mind : is she so innocent?Stuart Whitman is credible as well as this lunatic who's seeing things (a dead body on the wheel)and who perhaps might not be really guilty :the circumstances of the crime which sent it to the asylum remain mysterious.
There's of course an unexpected ending ; although it's not as strong as such "in camera " thrillers as Levin/Lumet 's "death trap" , it is an unqualified must for people fond of suspense films.
There's of course an unexpected ending ; although it's not as strong as such "in camera " thrillers as Levin/Lumet 's "death trap" , it is an unqualified must for people fond of suspense films.
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- ulicknormanowen
- Feb 15, 2021
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- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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