Revenge (1971 film)

Revenge

British theatrical poster
Directed by Sidney Hayers
Produced by George H. Brown
Written by John Kruse
Starring Joan Collins
James Booth
Music by Eric Rogers
Cinematography Ken Hodges
Edited by Anthony Palk
Production
company
George H. Brown Productions
Distributed by J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release dates
 1971 (UK)
Running time
 89 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Revenge! is a 1971 British thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Joan Collins, James Booth and Sinéad Cusack.[1] A family seek brutal revenge on the man who attacked their daughter.

An alternate version of the film became a made-for-television movie in the USA under the same title. It aired on ABC on November 6, 1971 and starred Shelley Winters as the mother.

In May 1976 this was released in the USA under the title Inn of the Frightened People . When it was released in the USA on video, it was retitled Terror From Under the House . That version is available as a region-free DVD. Region 1 DVD is titled Revenge!.

Cast

Critical reception

David McGillivray wrote in the Radio Times, "what begins as a serious examination of a growing social problem becomes increasingly melodramatic, ending in a blaze of hysterical shrieking and stabbing. Quite unconvincing, enjoyable for all the wrong reasons" ; [2] while the Joan Collins Archive described it as "an entertaining slice of 70s sensationalism." [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Revenge". BFI.
  2. ↑ David McGillivray. "Revenge". RadioTimes.
  3. ↑ collinsfan. "THE JOAN COLLINS ARCHIVE". joancollinsarchive.blogspot.co.uk.

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