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Experiment in Terror

Experiment in Terror

Thriller · Crime · 1962

A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.

Movie details

Experiment in Terror

“Terror... Tension... Almost More Than The Heart Can Bear”

1962 Thriller · Crime 2h 3m

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7.1 / 10

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A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Experiment in Terror?

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Blake Edwards

Written by

Gordon Gordon · Mildred Gordon

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

John Ripley

Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Kelly Sherwood

Stefanie Powers

Stefanie Powers

Toby Sherwood

Roy Poole

Roy Poole

Brad

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

Popcorn

A

Anita Loo

Lisa Soong

Patricia Huston

Patricia Huston

Nancy Ashton

Court is in session

Put Experiment in Terror on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.