Wait Until Dark

Name: Wait Until Dark
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: October 26, 1967
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Alan Arkin, Audrey Hepburn, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Weston, Jean Del Val

1967

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: October 26, 1967 | Approved

Starring: Alan Arkin, Audrey Hepburn, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Weston, Jean Del Val, Julie Herrod, Mel Ferrer, Richard Crenna, Robby Benson, Samantha Jones

Summary: A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.

Director: Terence Young

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: Approved

Runtime: 108 min

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Wait Until Dark emerges as an excellent suspense drama, effective in casting, scripting, direction and genuine emotional impact.

Eric Henderson

When the lights go out at the end of the film, so did the lights in the movie theaters.Terence Young’s tense cinematic adaptation so ruthlessly tightens the screws of tension that one could be forgiven for not noticing an earthquake, much less dimmed house lights. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Miss Hepburn is perhaps too simple and trusting, and Alan Arkin (as a sadistic killer) is not particularly convincing in an exaggerated performance. But there are some nice, juicy passages of terror, and after a slow start the plot does seduce you. Read full review

Dave Kehr

This thriller draws its effectiveness less from the intelligence of the direction (by Terence Young) than from the unbridled sadism of the concept: Audrey Hepburn is a blind woman in unknowing possession of a doll stuffed with pure heroin. Alone in her New York apartment, she's terrorized by a gang of thugs that includes slobbering psycho Alan Arkin and smooth-talking Richard Crenna. Read full review

Noel Murray

Hepburn's blend of pluckiness and self-pity and Arkin's cool cunning give Wait Until Dark emotional weight, but their final tussle is what most fans of the film remember. Read full review

Empire Ian Nathan

An outstanding thriller based on a stageplay (by Frederick Knott) that fits so much better on the screen because, as well as the expansive, cinema is really good at claustrophobia. Read full review

Time Out London Staff (Not Credited)

An effective shocker which has the blind Hepburn alone in the house when psychotic villain Arkin and his hoodlum pals (Crenna and Weston) arrive to retrieve a doll containing heroin which her husband (Zimbalist) unwittingly brought through customs for them. Though based on a stage play (by Frederick Knott), the skillful use of interiors for once transcends the visual limitations. Read full review

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HellHoleHorror

Feb 16, 2022

Slightly wobbly shots but nice colour and solid sound even if there is only one channel. Impressive for the time. It is psychological. Because she is blind it is far scarier. There is an exciting ending and great story development along the way. Quite entertaining but not really scary. ItSlightly wobbly shots but nice colour and solid sound even if there is only one channel. Impressive for the time. It is psychological. Because she is blind it is far scarier. There is an exciting ending and great story development along the way. Quite entertaining but not really scary. It doesn't make you jump - more think about it and put yourself in the scary situation. A good solid thriller well worth a watch and a think.… Expand

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