Experiment in Terror
1962 · Movie · 123 min · ★ 7.1 · 85% critics
A bank clerk is attacked at home by a mysterious caller with a distinctive voice and forced into helping steal a large sum from her workplace. With her family threatened and time running out, she tries to keep calm while quietly seeking help, turning the situation into a tense cat-and-mouse struggle.
Also known as The Grip of Fear
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-04-12
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (132 votes)
About
If you enjoy classic, slow-burn crime thrillers with a police-investigation angle and a constant sense of threat, this should work for you; Not for you if you want nonstop action or a big finale like The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.
Pros: gripping opening; sustained tension; strong lead performances | Cons: overlong at times; plot holes; payoff underwhelms some
Themes
- based on novel or book
- mannequin
- san francisco, california
- kidnapping
- extortion
- undressing
- home invasion
- cat and mouse
- bank robbery
- bank teller
- baseball field
- police surveillance
- +12 more
Cast & crew
Glenn Ford
as John Ripley
Lee Remick
as Kelly Sherwood
Stefanie Powers
as Toby Sherwood
Roy Poole
as Brad
Ned Glass
as Popcorn
- AL
Anita Loo
as Lisa Soong
Patricia Huston
as Nancy Ashton
Gilbert Green
as Special Agent
Clifton James
as Capt. Moreno
- AA
Al Avalon
as Man Who Picks Up Kelly
Directed by Blake Edwards