The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie

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The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
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Directed by Jack Starrett
Written by Anthony Greville-Bell
John Kohn
Based onThe Chicken
by Miles Tripp
Produced byJohn Kohn
Starring Bonnie Bedelia
CinematographyRay Parslow
Edited by Thom Noble
Music by John Cameron
Production
company
Palomar Pictures
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
June 16, 1972
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie is a 1972 American thriller film directed by Jack Starrett and starring Bonnie Bedelia and Ken Howard. [1] [2]

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Plot

A traveling salesman is lured by a precocious teenage girl to her shack in the desert for some sexual escapades. A scuzzy biker comes along, and they both find themselves dominated and tormented by him.

Cast

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References

  1. "The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  2. "The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved March 23, 2016.