Assault (film)

Assault is a 1971 British thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Suzy Kendall, Frank Finlay and Freddie Jones,^[1] with Lesley-Anne Down making an early screen appearance. It is based on the novel The Ravine by Kendal Young, and tells about a police attempt to track down a dangerous rapist/killer on the loose. It is also known as Tower of Terror: in the U.S., it was retitled In the Devil's Garden.^[2]

Synopsis

After a schoolgirl is raped on her way home from school, police move in to investigate the case. After a further girl is attacked and killed, they call in the assistance of a doctor and a local schoolteacher to help solve the case.

Cast

• Suzy Kendall - Julie West
• Frank Finlay - Det. Chief Supt. Velyan
• Freddie Jones - Reporter
• James Laurenson - Greg Lomax
• Lesley-Anne Down - Tessa Hurst
• Tony Beckley - Leslie Sanford
• Anthony Ainley - Mr. Bartell
• Dilys Hamlett - Mrs. Sanford
• James Cosmo - Det. Sgt. Beale
• Patrick Jordan - Sgt. Milton
• Allan Cuthbertson - Coroner
• Anabel Littledale - Susan Miller
• Tom Chatto - Police Doctor
• Kit Taylor - Doctor
• Jan Butlin - Day Receptionist
• William Hoyland - Chemist in Hospital
• John Swindells - Desk Sergeant
• Jill Carey - Night Receptionist
• David Essex - Man in Chemist Shop
• Valerie Shute - Girl in Chemist Shop
• John Stone - Fire Chief
• Siobhan Quinlan - Jenny Greenaway
• Marianne Stone - Matron
• Janet Lynn - Girl in Library

References

External links

• Assault at the Internet Movie Database