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.
Acting
Hepburn earned an Oscar nom playing blind; Arkin's triple-role menace is unhinged.
Direction
Terence Young makes every creaking floorboard feel like a gunshot.
Production
The entire apartment set was built with functional gas lines — they really flooded it.
Director
Terence Young
Audrey Hepburn
Susy Hendrix
Alan Arkin
Roat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr.
Richard Crenna
Mike Talman
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Sam Hendrix
Jack Weston
Carlino
Samantha Jones
Lisa
Robby Benson
Boy Tossing Ball (uncredited)
Mel Ferrer
French-Canadian Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Gary Morgan
Teenage Boy on Street (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
The Old Man (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alan Arkin hated his performance and thought he'd ruined his career; he received a Golden Globe nomination.
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