A videotaped production of the Frederick Knott play in which three criminals play an elaborate scam on a blind woman who is in possession of a doll that, unbeknownst to her, is very incriminating. The play had already been famously adapted for the screen in 1967 starring Audrey Hepburn. This 1982 version was frequently shown on HBO in the 1980s.
Acting
Ross's physical blindness work; Keach's triple-role showboat
Direction
Barry Davis maximizes single-set theatrical claustrophobia
Production
Videotaped intimacy that amplifies every creak and shadow
Director
Barry Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This version was shot on videotape for HBO, not film—rare for theatrical adaptations of the era.
The 1967 film invented the 'jump scare' ending that became horror canon; this 1982 version preserves it for a new generation.
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