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Summary
An overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 62GoodWatch 62
IMDb6.6
Audience score57%
Running time
1 h 29 min
A typical length for horror movies, −6 min on the typical 95
typical 9589Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
1964
April 1, 1964
62 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
21 of 21
Victor BuonoLeo Kroll
David McLeanLt. Frank Benson
Diane SayerBarbara Wells
Davey DavisonTally Raymond
Baynes BarronSgt. Mack Clyde
Ellen CorbyMrs. Kroll
Russ BenderDr. Clarence Sanford
Jeanne BatesClara Thomas- MDMimi DillardThelma
- SCSelette ColeHelen Lawson
- MRMichael RyanDetective Mel Posner
Wally CampoEggerton
Byron MorrowDr. Morton- JYJohn YatesIntern
James B. SikkingPolice Sketch Artist- RCRobert CranfordJack Rosten
Fred AldrichApartment House Manager (uncredited)- BBBenjie BancroftPolice Officer (uncredited)
- FFFred FisherDetective (uncredited)
Kenner G. KempDetective (uncredited)- VMVictor MasiAttendant (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Burt Topper Director
- Clark L. Paylow Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Bill S. Ballinger Screenplay
Production · 3
- David Diamond Producer
- Samuel Bischoff Producer
- James Cresson Producer
Camera · 1
- Jacques R. Marquette Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Robert S. Eisen Editor
Sound · 1
- Marlin Skiles Original Music Composer
Art · 4
- Hal Pereira Art Direction
- Eugène Lourié Art Direction
- Sam Comer Set Decoration
- James W. Payne Set Decoration
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