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  • 1960
  • Not Rated
  • Citation Films Inc.
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 1960
  • Not Rated
  • Citation Films Inc.
  • 1 h 19 m

Summary Two homicidal Southern California drifters (played to creepy perfection by Warren Oates and Corey Allen) wander off the beach and into the seemingly-perfect Beverly Hills home of unhappy housewife Kate Manx, in this long-lost film noir gem written & directed by The Outer Limits creator Leslie Stevens. Shot through with shimmering sexual ...

Directed By: Leslie Stevens

Written By: Leslie Stevens

  • 1960
  • Not Rated
  • Citation Films Inc.
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 1960
  • Not Rated
  • Citation Films Inc.
  • 1 h 19 m

Private Property

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Two homicidal Southern California drifters (played to creepy perfection by Warren Oates and Corey Allen) wander off the beach and into the seemingly-perfect Beverly Hills home of unhappy housewife Kate Manx, in this long-lost film noir gem written & directed by The Outer Limits creator Leslie Stevens. Shot through with shimmering sexual ...

Directed By: Leslie Stevens

Written By: Leslie Stevens

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Private Property abounds in inventive low-budget filmmaking while stress-testing a pulpy, dime-store premise.
By Steve Macfarlane FULL REVIEW
83
While Private Property, with its tawdry edges and jarring, out-of-synch ADR, lacks the studio polish of its influences, it puts a wonderfully dirty spin on their voyeuristic style.
By Amanda Waltz FULL REVIEW
80
Private Property’s vicious form of prurience may make some queasy, and is hardly the type of movie that could get made today without great backlash, but there’s definitely more going on here than mere time-capsule curiosity.
By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW
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This tense and upsetting film has more psychological depth and empathy than the comparable sensationalist fare of its time, and shudder-inducing cinematic style to spare. Private Property qualifies as a genuine rediscovery.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
75
Some scenes hold up better than others, and there’s always a question about the film’s intentions: Is this voyeurism or is it satire taking off on the Playboy era? Condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency in 1960, Private Property is less dated than you might think.
By John Hartl FULL REVIEW
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Private Property is a terrific example of the spell that a confident film can weave by placing a handful of troubled characters in a confined location, and in the end it does feel like as much of a tragedy as a potboiler.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Daystar Productions, Kana Productions
Release Date Apr 24, 1960
Duration 1 h 19 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline And the Man Who Owned Her Didn't Even Know She Was a "TWITCH"!
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