Movie

The Killer Is on the Phone

1972 · 96 min

A disorienting plunge into a woman's fractured memory, where every stranger might be a killer and reality feels slippery.

Tagline: TELLY SAVALAS on the other side of the law!
Overview: A woman whose husband was murdered five years previously, is stalked by his killer, who wants to eliminate her as a potential witness. What he doesn't know is that the shock of his murder caused her to have amnesia, and she doesn't remember anything.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, melancholic and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Memory, identity, obsession, deception
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
obsession
deception
trauma
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild