Summary
After she misses her train, a young woman is forced to hitch a ride back to town. After managing to get away from a lecherous trucker, she is given a ride by a good-looking but somewhat mysterious young man, who she comes to suspect may be a dangerous escapee from a mental asylum.
Good for
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 59
IMDb6.4
Audience score56%
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −16 min on the typical 104
typical 10488Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1975
April 1, 1975
51 years ago
Genre
ThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
12 of 12
Hayley MillsBelle Adams
Simon WardStephen Slade
Sterling HaydenMalcolm Robarts
Ken HutchisonJim Nicholls
Peter JeffreyBelle's Uncle- HTHubert TuckerCafe Owner
- NFNina FrancisPetrol Station Attendant
- GCGeorge CollisFirst Motorcycle Youth
- RARalph ArlissSecond Motorcycle Youth
- JAJuliet AykroydSteven's Girlfriend
- RNRoger NottMotorcycle Policeman
- NTNorman TyrrellHotel Receptionist
Directing · 1
- Sidney Hayers Director
Writing · 1
- Philip Levene Story
Production · 3
- Patrick Dromgoole Executive Producer
- Peter Miller Producer
- Michael Towers Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Graham Edgar Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Barry Peters Editor
Sound · 1
- Ron Goodwin Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Kenneth Jones Art Direction
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