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On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.

1h 52m1966TMDb 6.7

ThrillerComedyCrime

English

Crew and Cast

Roman PolanskiRoman PolanskiDirectorLionel StanderLionel StanderRichardDonald PleasenceDonald PleasenceGeorgeFrançoise DorléacFrançoise DorléacTeresaJack MacGowranJack MacGowranAlbieIain QuarrierIain QuarrierChristopherJacqueline BissetJacqueline BissetJacquelineRenée HoustonRenée HoustonChristopher's MotherWilliam FranklynWilliam FranklynCecilGeoffrey SumnerGeoffrey SumnerChristopher's FatherRobert DorningRobert DorningPhilip FairweatherMarie KeanMarie KeanMarion Fairweather
Trevor DelaneyNicholas

Storyline

On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
17 June 1966
Runtime
1h 52m
TMDB score
6.7 / 10 (324 votes)

Production

Director
Roman Polanski
Writers
Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski
Studios
Tekli British Productions, Compton Films
Countries
United Kingdom

Box Office

Budget
$135,000.0

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English