FilmNRPsychological Survival

Wait Until Dark1967

Name: Wait Until Dark
Genre: Psychological, Survival
Released: 1967-10-26
Rating: 7.9

“A blind woman plays a deadly game of survival.”

Directed by Terence Young

7.9

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 7.7Rotten Tomatoes 96%Metacritic 81TMDB 7.3

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On the charts

#12·Top Survival Films #15·Top Classic Horror Movies (Pre-1970)#22·Top Psychological Films

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Year

1967

Runtime

108 min

Box Office

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$11,000,000

🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 nominations total

The premise

After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.

Horror Vault's take

When her husband unwittingly smuggles heroin-stuffed contraband into their apartment, blind housewife Susy Hendrix suddenly finds herself alone and targeted by a trio of ruthless criminals determined to reclaim it at any cost. Trapped in her own home with no way to call for help, Susy must turn her blindness from a perceived weakness into her most powerful weapon. Director Terence Young orchestrates a masterclass in sustained tension, squeezing every drop of dread from a single confined setting. Audrey Hepburn's performance anchors what remains one of cinema's most gripping home-invasion thrillers.

Content: Violence, Threatening Behavior, Peril Involving A Disabled Character