Assault (film)
Assault is a 1971 British thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Suzy Kendall, Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones,[1] and Lesley-Anne Down; David Essex also has a small role. It is based on the novel The Ravine by Kendal Young, and tells about a police attempt to track down a dangerous rapist/killer on the loose. In the U.S., it was retitled In the Devil's Garden.[2]
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Directed by | Sidney Hayers |
Produced by | George H. Brown Peter Rogers |
Written by | John Kruse Kendal Young (novel) |
Starring | Suzy Kendall Frank Finlay Freddie Jones Lesley-Anne Down |
Music by | Eric Rogers |
Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
Edited by | Anthony Palk |
Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors |
Release date | 11 February 1971 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Premise
After a schoolgirl is raped on her way home from school, police move in to investigate the case. After a further girl is attacked and killed, they call in the assistance of a doctor and a local schoolteacher to help solve the case.
Cast
- Suzy Kendall - Julie West
- Frank Finlay - Det. Chief Supt. Velyan
- Freddie Jones - Reporter
- James Laurenson - Greg Lomax
- Lesley-Anne Down - Tessa Hurst
- Tony Beckley - Leslie Sanford
- Anthony Ainley - Mr. Bartell
- Dilys Hamlett - Mrs. Sanford
- James Cosmo - Det. Sgt. Beale
- Patrick Jordan - Sgt. Milton
- Allan Cuthbertson - Coroner
- Anabel Littledale - Susan Miller
- Tom Chatto - Police Doctor
- Kit Taylor - Doctor
- Jan Butlin - Day Receptionist
- William Hoyland - Chemist in Hospital
- John Swindells - Desk Sergeant
- Jill Carey - Night Receptionist
- David Essex - Man in Chemist Shop
- Valerie Shute - Girl in Chemist Shop
- John Stone - Fire Chief
- Siobhan Quinlan - Jenny Greenaway
- Marianne Stone - Matron
- Janet Lynn - Girl in Library
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Assault(1971)". Yahoo Movies. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
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