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Fright

1971 · 87 min

A tense, claustrophobic babysitter thriller that plays on isolation and dread in a creaky old house.

Directed by
Peter Collinson
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
The scream you can hear is your own
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.

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Directed by
Peter Collinson
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • fate
  • survival
  • madness
  • justice
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Peter Collinson
Written by
Tudor Gates
Starring
Susan George, Honor Blackman, Ian Bannen, John Gregson, George Cole, Dennis Waterman, Tara Collinson, Maurice Kaufmann
Music
Harry Robertson
Cinematography
Ian Wilson
Runtime
87 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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