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Cul-de-sac (1966) -- A hermit lives with his nymphomaniac wife in a large dark castle on a small island off the coast of England.  Two esacped criminals make their way to the castle and terrorize the couple.

Overview

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7.3/10   3,212 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Gérard Brach (writer)
Roman Polanski (writer)
Release Date:
7 November 1966 (USA) more
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Plot:
A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at a beachfront castle. The owners of the castle... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
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(5 articles)
Berlinale announces first titles
 (From QuietEarth. 15 December 2009, 10:33 AM, PST)

Full of the strange
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 5 December 2009, 4:09 PM, PST)

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Efficient and striking more (39 total)

Cast

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Donald Pleasence ... George
Françoise Dorléac ... Teresa
Lionel Stander ... Richard
Jack MacGowran ... Albie
Iain Quarrier ... Christopher
Geoffrey Sumner ... Christopher's Father
Renee Houston ... Christopher's Mother
Robert Dorning ... Philip Fairweather
Marie Kean ... Marion Fairweather
William Franklyn ... Cecil

Jacqueline Bisset ... Jacqueline (as Jackie Bisset)
Trevor Delaney ... Nicholas
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Runtime:
113 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Has one of the longest continuous sequences in cinematic history (at the time of release) at 7 mins 28 secs (the beach scene). more
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George: Get the hell outta my fortress! more
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References Rob Roy (1922) more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Efficient and striking, 7 January 2001
Author: arnolavo (arnolavo@aol.com) from Paris, France

Brilliant movie. The choice of black and white, the unsophisticated plot, the peculiar setting all makes it a remarkably efficient and striking movie. Good moments of humor also peppers up the story. this is fortunate because some scenes are long indeed.

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