Dead of Winter
1987 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 6.0 · 66% critics
A struggling actress travels to a remote mansion for what seems like a promising screen test, only to find the invitation hides a dangerous scheme. Trapped in an isolated, wintry setting, she must stay alert as trust and safety quickly disappear.
Based on The Woman in Red
Also known as Froid comme la mort
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-02-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (122 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy old-school suspense in the vein of The Vanishing or Single White Female; Not for you if you need fast pacing or airtight logic.
Pros: eerie remote mansion; suspenseful setup; strong lead performance | Cons: slow middle; strained logic; uneven payoff
Cast & crew
Mary Steenburgen
as Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
Roddy McDowall
as Mr. Murray
Jan Rubeš
as Dr. Joseph Lewis
William Russ
as Rob Sweeney
Ken Pogue
as Officer Mullavy
Wayne Robson
as Officer Huntley
- MM
Mark Malone
as Roland McGovern
Michael Copeman
as Highway Patrolman
Sam Malkin
as Gas Jock
- PM
Pamela Moller
as Woman at Audition
Directed by Arthur Penn