Assault (1971)
1h 31m
Running Time
February 11, 1971Release Date
Assault (1971)
1h 31m
Running Time
February 11, 1971Release Date
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Plot.
After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a few days later, the police are baffled. With the help of a reporter, and against the wishes of a local psychologist, a young schoolteacher uses herself as bait to lure the perpetrator out.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Marianne Stone
Matron
Allan Cuthbertson
Coroner
Patrick Jordan
Sgt. Milton
Kit Taylor
Doctor
Sidney Hayers
Director
Janet Lynn
Girl in Library
John Kruse
Writer
Kendal Young
Writer
Anabel Littledale
Susan Miller
George H. Brown
Producer
Eric Rogers
Composer
Tom Chatto
Police Doctor
Ken Hodges
Cinematographer
Jan Butlin
Day Receptionist
William Hoyland
Chemist in Hospital
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 11, 1971
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingR
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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Wiki.
Assault is a 1971 British thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Suzy Kendall, Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones, and Lesley-Anne Down; David Essex also has a small role. It is based on the 1962 novel The Ravine by Kendal Young, and tells about a police attempt to track down a dangerous rapist/killer on the loose. In the U.S., it was retitled In the Devil's Garden.
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