Experiment in Terror

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Experiment in Terror
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NR,2hrs 3min
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January 1, 1962
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: Bank teller Lee Remick is accosted in her garage one dark night by asthmatic psycho Ross Martin. He forces her to go through with an elaborate robbery scheme, threatening to kill Lee's teen-aged sister Stefanie Powers if the police are summoned. FBI agent Glenn Ford suspects that something is amiss and advises Lee to play along with Martin, hoping in this way to capture this dangerous criminal with a minimum of bloodshed. Unfortunately, Martin is as clever as he is deadly, always managing to stay ... Full Synopsis
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Blake Edwards' sole venture into the thriller genre is well-meshed entertainment, featuring a strong performance by Ross Martin as a truly creepy psychopath. Although Edwards' genre exercise may lack the complexity of a Hitchcockian thriller, he added some novel textures by shooting much of the film during daylight hours in nondescript neighborhoods of suburban San Francisco, and using Candlestick ... Full Review
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John "Rip" Ripley
Kelly Sherwood
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