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Wait Until Dark

Movie · 1967 · 107 min

A masterclass in escalating tension, trapping you in the dark with a vulnerable heroine and a sadistic villain.

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1967 film by Terence Young
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Year
1967
Runtime
107 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • deception
  • survival
  • crime
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, horror, crime
Directed by
Terence Young
Written by
Frederick Knott, Jane-Howard Hammerstein, Robert Carrington
Starring
Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Mel Ferrer, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Robby Benson, Jack Weston, Jean Del Val
Music
Henry Mancini
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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