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Summary
International terrorists attempt to kidnap a wealthy couple's child. Their plan comes unstuck, however, when a deadly Black Mamba, sent by mistake instead of a harmless snake, escapes and terrorizes both them and their hostages.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 58
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9593Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries
Released
1981
November 28, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more34 people
- Klaus KinskiJacques Müller (Jacmel)
- Oliver ReedDave Averconnelly
- Nicol WilliamsonCmdr. William Bulloch
- Sarah MilesDr. Marion Stowe
- Sterling HaydenHoward Anderson
- Cornelia SharpeRuth Hopkins
- LHLance HolcombPhilip Hopkins
- Susan GeorgeLouise Andrews
- Michael GoughDavid Ball
Mike GwilymDet. Constable Dan Spencer
Edward HardwickeLord Dunning- JFJohn Forbes-RobertsonSgt. Nash
Hugh LloydCab Driver
Rita WebbMrs. Loewenthal
Maurice ColbourneSampson- NDNicholas DonnellySuperintendent
Ian BrimbleConstable
Alan FordPeters- CCCyril ConwayMan in 17
David SterneDriver
Charles CorkDriver's Mate
Eric RichardAirline Clerk- HBHoward BellConstable
- NMNorman MannWilliams
Directing · 1
- Piers Haggard Director
Writing · 2
- Robert Carrington Screenplay
- Alan Scholefield Novel
Production · 2
- Martin Bregman Producer
- Ron Fry Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Gilbert Taylor Director of Photography
- David Wynn-Jones Focus Puller
- Denys N. Coop Additional Photography
Editing · 1
- Michael Bradsell Editor
Sound · 1
- Michael Kamen Original Music Composer
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