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Writer:
Joseph Stefano (writer)
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Release Date:
28 marraskuu 1972 (USA) more
Tagline:
There's nothing more chilling... Than a warm family gathering!
Plot:
An ailing man summons his three daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Jessica Walter ... Frederica Morgan

Sally Field ... Christine Morgan
Jill Haworth ... Joanna Morgan

Julie Harris ... Elizabeth Hall Morgan
Eleanor Parker ... Alex Morgan

Walter Brennan ... Benjamin Morgan
John Fink ... Doctor Ted Lindsay
Med Flory ... Sheriff Nolan
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Deadly Desires
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Runtime:
73 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Movie Ranch, California, USA

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Trivia:
Because of its tight shooting schedule and low budget the film couldn't afford to have snow created for the exterior scenes. Instead it was opted to have rain outside through out the film for a more moody atmosphere. A fire hose had to be used to create the rain for the outdoor scenes, which is why in some shots the sky is obviously clear even though it suppose to be raining. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Christine leaves the house to find Sheriff Nolan it is nighttime, but when she gets to the woods to get away from the killer it is daytime. more
Movie Connections:
References Psycho (1960) more

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Wednesday night Suspense movies, 20 elokuu 2005
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Author: mjames297 from United States

I remember this movie on the Wednesday night suspense movies. It was very creepy. What I remember most of all is the sound of the tinsel tinkling on the Christmas tree every time someone walked by and then Sally Field running past the tree to escape from the killer. The rain in the film made for an unhappy holiday season and then for wrestling in the mud down an embankment with the grandmother who was trying to kill her with a pitchfork -- I thought it was Susan Hayward. How can one get videos of this and other films that played on 70's TV, I wonder? There are many obscure titles that I recall from this series of movies many of which scared the bejesus out of me as a kid.

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