"Once her nightmare begins...the terror never ends!"

1973

1h 39m

6.3(43 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Horror

Overview

A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Elizabeth Taylor

Ellen Wheeler

Laurence Harvey

John Wheeler

Billie Whitelaw

Sarah Cooke

Robert Lang

Appleby

Tony Britton

Tony

Bill Dean

Inspector Walker

Michael Danvers-Walker

Sergeant Norris

Rosario Serrano

Dolores

Pauline Jameson

Secretary

Linda Hayden

Girl in Car

Creative team

Directed by: Brian G. Hutton
Written by: Tony Williamson
Evan Jones
Produced by: George W. George
Martin Poll

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