Wait Until Dark

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Wait Until Dark

1967

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

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After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat (Alan Arkin) has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy (Audrey Hepburn), alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.

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Critics Consensus

Nail-bitingly tense and brilliantly acted, Wait Until Dark is a compact thriller that makes the most of its fiendishly clever premise.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

06/18/2019

This 1967 thriller draws its effectiveness less from the intelligence of the direction (by Terence Young) than from the unbridled sadism of the concept.

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

08/11/2003

Wait Until Dark, Frederick Knott's gimmicky stage play about a blind woman terrorized by crooks, was brought to the screen in 1967 and was accompanied by an even more outlandish gimmick.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Nov 6

It's really fun. Has the best jump scare in all of movies.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

05/13/2024

4.5/5

Terence Young's claustrophobic thriller is as tense as can be thanks to a terrifying performance from Alan Arkin.

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

05/08/2024

4/5

Audrey Hepburn may have "cripped" up for her Oscar nominated role, but Suzy is still a great character. It's Arkin who steals the show as the slick villain, though, and that iconic jump scare remains every bit as effective now as it was in 1967.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

12/30/2022

3.5/4

The action is kept fluid and the suspense tight.

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Asher N

Sep 4

Hepburn's best performance!!!

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Ibraheem M

Apr 12

A classic suspense thriller indeed originating from the Hitchcockian school featuring a wonderful cast.

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Stoner J

@Stoner Feb 25

Wow a great 60s home invasion thriller. Hepburn is straight up gangsta and Alan Arkin plays a great psycho

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Jay W

11/20/2024

Audrey Hepburn plays Susy Hendrix, a blind woman who finds herself unwittingly in the middle of an elaborate drug smuggling scheme. The movie begins with people hiding drugs inside a doll. The doll finds itself in possession of the Hendrix family who are unaware of its significance. 3 Men then conspire to steal the doll from the blind lady and are willing to do whatever it takes to get that doll. Terrance Young, best known for his Bond films, directs a very tense and tightly written thriller. By today's standards the film may seem slow paced. The movie does take some time to get going but give it some time. This movie is a great example of setup and payoff. You may not see it coming, but when it comes it is great.

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Michael G

11/01/2024

Would it be a downer to suggest locking the door?

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Berkcan S

07/21/2024

It is really frustrating. It is like a play. Many things happens off screen. All we get is expiation

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Synopsis

After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat (Alan Arkin) has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy (Audrey Hepburn), alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.

Director: Terence Young
Producer: Mel Ferrer
Screenwriter: Frederick Knott, Robert Howard-Carrington, Jane Howard-Carrington
Production Co: Warner Brothers
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 26, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)

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