Cul de Sac Movie Review 1966

A macabre, psychological thriller set in a dreary castle on a small island off the British coast. Pleasence is an eccentric, middle-aged hermit living acrimoniously with his young, nympho wife (Dorleac) when their home is invaded by two wounded gangsters (Stander and MacGowran), who proceed to hold the couple hostage. MacGowran soon dies of his wounds, leaving Stander and Pleasence to fight it out, encouraged by the luscious Dorleac, who finds her fun where she can. A bleak, sinister film considered one of Polanski's best.

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Available on VHS
Running time 111 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Psycho-Thriller, Marriage, Hostage!

Screenplay

Roman Polanski, Gerard Brach

Cast

Donald Pleasence, Francoise Dorleac, Lionel Stander, Jack MacGowran, Jacqueline Bisset

Director

Roman Polanski