A man honeymooning with his new wife in the Rockies reports her disappearance to the police. A few days later, a woman escorted by the local priest claims to be his missing wife, despite the man's failure to recognize her. Is a stranger impersonating her or is he delusional?
Acting
Kidder's shapeshifting—sweet victim or master manipulator?
Writing
Tight stage-to-screen adaptation keeps every line suspicious.
Direction
Greene milks isolation—nowhere to run in ski country.
Director
David Greene
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the French play 'Trap for a Lonely Man,' previously adapted as a 1960s Broadway flop and a 1971 Soviet film.
Fred Gwynne's post-Munsters dramatic turn as Father Macklin—he reportedly took the role specifically to escape Herman typecasting.
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