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Wait Until Dark(1982)
Status: Released
Date: 1982-06-20
50%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 57m
Overview:
A videotaped production of the Frederick Knott play in which three criminals play an elaborate scam on a blind woman who is in possession of a doll that, unbeknownst to her, is very incriminating. The play had already been famously adapted for the screen in 1967 starring Audrey Hepburn. This 1982 version was frequently shown on HBO in the 1980s.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Paul Heller Productions
Movie: Wait Until Dark
Top 8 Billed Cast
Katharine Ross
Suzy Hendrix
Stacy Keach
Roat / Roat Sr. / Roat Jr.
Robin Gammell
Sgt. Carlino
Edward Winter
Sam Hendrix
David Leisure
Policeman
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A videotaped production of the Frederick Knott play in which three criminals play an elaborate scam on a blind woman who is in possession of a doll that, unbeknownst to her, is very incriminating. The play had already been famously adapted for the screen in 1967 starring Audrey Hepburn. This 1982 version was frequently shown on HBO in the 1980s.
Release Date
1982-06-20
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