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Fright

Fright

The scream you can hear is your own

19716.01h 27m

Overview

Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves on edge. The real terror begins, however, when the child's biological father appears after recently escaping from a nearby mental institution.

Directed by Peter Collinson
Written by Tudor Gates
Produced by Harry Fine, Michael Style
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Top Cast

Susan George

Susan George

Amanda

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

Helen

Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Brian

John Gregson

John Gregson

Dr. Cordell

George Cole

George Cole

Jim

Dennis Waterman

Dennis Waterman

Chris

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Tara Collinson

Tara

Maurice Kaufmann

Maurice Kaufmann

Inspector

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Constable

Michael Brennan

Michael Brennan

Sergeant

Themes & Keywords

rapepsychopathparanoiababysitterchild in perilmurderrevenge killingold mansionenglish police

About Fright

Fright is a horror, thriller film released in 1971 exploring themes of rape, psychopath, paranoia, babysitter, child in peril, murder. Directed by Peter Collinson, it stars Susan George, Honor Blackman, Ian Bannen. Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves on edge. The real terror begins, however, when the child's biological father appears after recently escaping from a nearby mental institution.

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