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Blind Terror

Play trailer Poster for Blind Terror PG Released Sep 2, 1971 1h 29m Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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In the English countryside, Sarah Rexton (Mia Farrow), recently blinded in a horse riding accident, moves in with her uncle's family and gallantly adjusts to her new condition, unaware that a killer stalks them. After her former boyfriend Steve presents Sarah with a new horse and suggests they resume their romance, she returns home and discovers the bodies of her murdered relatives. A cat and mouse game commences as the sightless woman evades the killer while trying to learn his identity.
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Stefan Kanfer TIME Magazine If [Farrow] displays a narrow emotional range, that is less the fault of the actress than of the film makers. Feb 8, 2018 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It had at least one coincidence too many to be believable. Rated: C+ Apr 29, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 18, 2005 Full Review Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Rated: 3/5 Nov 19, 2004 Full Review Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press The picture is a nice little chiller. It's a formula movie and while it is easy enough to put down formula films there's nothing quite like them when they work. See No Evil works. Nov 20, 2003 Full Review Ryan Cracknell Apollo Guide Memorable mostly for its small experiments and gimmicks. Thankfully, those gimmicks are, for the most part, well executed. Rated: 72/100 Oct 25, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lulu I love this movie and have seen it many times. It's so well-done and well-acted. Love it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/11/23 Full Review Melyssa M For a newly blind person in a home she needed to refamilarize herself with, she sure knew her way around everywhere. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Andre G Big humongous dude gets shot in the head, and gets a plate put in. He pretty much goes psycho and wants revenge. Really good movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/11/23 Full Review jon c Thou shall hear or 'see no evil' The director of ‘Conan' and Mia Farrow starring in a suspenseful thriller Sarah stays at a family mansion in the English countryside after suffering an accident leaving her completely blind Her aunt, uncle, and sister are taking care of her and her former boyfriend offers to rekindle their romance but Sarah is in for a shock when all of them end up dead A killer from the city is prowling around the house turning this encounter into a game of cat and mouse Can Sarah figure out who this murderer is given that she can't see? Mia Farrow puts on a very convincing performance It's actually kinda sad seeing this poor disabled woman wandering helplessly unaware of what she's lost What makes it worse is that once it's revealed who the killer is it puts things in a new perspective Is it viewed as a heinous act or a simple mistake out of desperation? Not a horror movie per se but there's still thrills and suspenseful situations wanting to get to the bottom of the whole thing The English countryside is gorgeous and this does put the fear of a blind person in a realistic scenario more frightening Formulaic for sure but a nice little chiller that feels very real Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I knew this would be a great film when I saw it was written by Brian Clemens who wrote, amongst other things, the amazing series called Thriller. I wasn't wrong. This is a cracking movie. Mia Farrow plays Sarah, a girl who is returning home after being in hospital after a fall from a horse has made her go blind. She is greeted by her mother and father. She goes for a nap and doesn't realise that when she wakes up her entire family have been murdered. There is a VERY unsettling sequence in which she doesn't realise this and goes about her business with the dead bodies of her nearest and dearest around her. When she enters the kitchen we are shocked to discover that as she makes a cup of coffee the killer is actually sat at the kitchen table watching her every move while she is completely oblivious. She soon discovers everyone is dead. And thats when things start to become really tense. The killer is kept secret from the audience but it identifiable only because of a distinctive pair of boots he wears, each with a star on them. The killer's walk from the cinema at the very start of the film is an incredible sequence. Theres stars from stage and screen in this film. Norman Eshley (Tristran's dad from George and Mildred), Michael 'Boon' Elphick, Paul 'Just Good Friends' Nicholas and Lila Kaye, the landlady from The Slaughtered Lamb in An American Werewolf in London all appear. Mia Farrow is totally believable in the lead role and coupled with some excellent direction and we have some truly tense, edge of the seat moments. Check out the scene where she moves around and through the arches in the huge house she lives in so that the killer won't see her. Outstanding acting and camerawork. I watched Indicator's Blu ray for this review and it is exceptional. Theres even another cut of the film that went by the title 'Blind Terror' on the disc. Indicator are fast becoming a Blu ray label to rival the very best Blu ray companies out there. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Boring. Skip the entire first half and just go straight to the last half where it's rather terrifying then. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the English countryside, Sarah Rexton (Mia Farrow), recently blinded in a horse riding accident, moves in with her uncle's family and gallantly adjusts to her new condition, unaware that a killer stalks them. After her former boyfriend Steve presents Sarah with a new horse and suggests they resume their romance, she returns home and discovers the bodies of her murdered relatives. A cat and mouse game commences as the sightless woman evades the killer while trying to learn his identity.
Director
Richard Fleischer
Producer
Martin Ransohoff, Leslie Linder
Screenwriter
Brian Clemens
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures, Genesis Productions, Filmways Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 2, 1971, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 16, 2010
Runtime
1h 29m
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