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| Revenge! | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
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| Based on | Revenge novel by Elizabeth Davis |
| Written by | Joseph Stefano |
| Directed by | Jud Taylor |
| Starring | Shelley Winters Bradford Dillman Stuart Whitman Roger Perry |
| Music by | Dominic Frontiere |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mark Carliner |
| Cinematography | John A. Alonzo |
| Editor | John F. Link |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Production company | Mark Carliner Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | November 6, 1971 |
Revenge! is a 1971 American made-for-television horror-thriller film directed by Jud Taylor and starring Shelley Winters, Bradford Dillman and Stuart Whitman. The film premiered as the ABC Movie of the Week on November 6, 1971. [1]
Shelley Winters stars as Amanda Hilton, a deranged and vengeful mother who imprisons in a cage in her basement the man (Bradford Dillman) she believes is responsible for the seduction and suicide of her daughter. She tortures him mercilessly in her hostile revenge.
| Actors | Characters |
|---|---|
| Shelley Winters | Amanda Hilton |
| Bradford Dillman | Frank Klaner |
| Stuart Whitman | Mark Hembric |
| Roger Perry | Pete Marsh |
| Carol Eve Rossen | Dianne Klaner |
| Gary Clarke | Ed Linnis |
| Leslie Charleson | Nancy Grover |
| Johnny Scott Lee | Jimmy Klaner |
| George Burrafato | Delivery Man |
| Pelly Sutton | Mrs. James Lazen |
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