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starring: Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Roy Poole, Ned Glassdirected by: Blake Edwards
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302860344
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6302860342
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: August 06, 1996
Running Time: 123 minutes
Sales Rank: 12105
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1962
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Amazon.com:
Experiment in Terror, a stylized noir thriller, was director Blake Edwards's second film in 1962, the first being a devastating portrait of alcoholism, Days of Wine and Roses. Neither film would seem standard fare for a filmmaker best known for his sophisticated slapstick comedies. For Experiment in Terror, Edwards perfected the stylish black-and-white cinematography he used to great effect in the 1950's TV series Peter Gunn. Glenn Ford plays a stalwart G-man out to thwart psychopathic extortionist Ross Martin's plans to force bank clerk Lee Remick to rob the bank where she works. San Francisco locations have never looked better or more ominous. One particularly chilling scene unfolds in the loft of an artisan who makes mannequins for a living ... though not for long. Blake Edwards's experiment in suspense grabs hold of you from the very beginning and doesn't let go until the final showdown at Candlestick Park. The film also features a near-legendary score by Henry Mancini. --Kristian St. Clair
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A Young Girl's Inner Soul
For those of you who are anxiously awaiting Eric Rohmer's next movie, or who have complained that the girls in Eric Rohmer's films aren't pretty enough, let me recommend Blake Edwards' EXPERIMENT IN TERROR, which stars Stefanie Powers (from HART TO HART) as a 16 year old American high school student in San Francisco around the time of the Kennedy administration. Stefanie's character is Toby Sherwood, an androgynous sort of name for her isn't it, considering she's extremely feminine, sweet, and obedient, ... Read More
Rating: - Intense!
I saw this in the theater as a kid and was literally glued to my seat. Masterfully directed by Blake Edwards, it is the story of the extortion of a beautiful bank teller (Lee Remick)whose sister (a very young Stephanie Powers)is kidnapped and being held for ransom. The ransom is that she rob a bank for the extortionist (Ross Martin). The acting is so intense you become completely caught up in the story. The cinematography is wonderful with an unforgettable ending in Candlestick Park. Not a weak link ... Read More
Rating: - Experiment in Terror
Blake Edwards, best known for comedies, shows he can pull off thrillers with equal skill. Make no mistake: this one is lean, gritty and frightening. Remick is solid as a victim ripe for the plucking, and Ford appropriately stolid as the dedicated Ripley. And villain Martin (who'd go on to play Artemus Gordon on TV's "The Wild, Wild West") will make your skin crawl with that wheezing whisper. Be warned: not for the faint of heart.
Rating:  - Night And The Forboding City
While director Blake Edwards is not predominantly known for his thrillers, this 1962 noirish entry is gripping and frightening - particularly the first hour. Henry Mancini provides an unnerving "mod" score similar to the one he would for Stanley Donen's "Charade" a year later. Shot in black in white, restored to widescreen format on DVD, the San Francisco locations (including the Golden Gate Bridge and Candlestick Park) gives this film a interesting aura.
Lee Remick is a young bank teller named ... Read More
Rating: - A good scare and a great score.
The first thing you hear is the well written soundtrack by Henry Mancini. It sets the pace and continues on to embellish every scene. Glenn Ford, as the FBI guy, has the ability to bring realism to any role he plays and here he holds the whole thing together. Ross Martin gives us a villain that literally sends chills up your spine.
Many have categorized this as Film Noir or at least an attempt at it and that's fine. Where it strays is in the dialogue given the two sisters played by the georgeous Lee ... Read More
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