Wait Until Dark (1967)
Overview
After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $4,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $11,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 15.022 |
Directed By
Terence Young
Crew
Gene Milford
Jane-Howard Hammerstein
Charles Lang
Henry Mancini
Frederick Knott
Terence Young
Robert Carrington
Mel Ferrer
Everett A. Hughes
Frederick Knott
George James Hopkins
Leo Shuken
George Jenkins
Craig Binkley
Jack Aldworth
Crayton Smith
Fred Coe
Gordon Bau
Russell Llewellyn
Jean Burt Reilly
Doris DeHerdt
Ward Preston
Glenn R. Wilder
Wayne Fitzgerald
TOP CAST
Audrey Hepburn
Susy Hendrix
Alan Arkin
Roat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr.
Richard Crenna
Mike Talman
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Sam Hendrix
Jack Weston
Carlino
Samantha Jones
Lisa
Julie Herrod
Gloria
Robby Benson
Boy Tossing Ball (uncredited)
Mel Ferrer
French-Canadian Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Gary Morgan
Teenage Boy on Street (uncredited)
Bill Walters
BG with Dog (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
The Old Man (uncredited)
Frank O'Brien
Shatner (uncredited)
Packy McFarland
Passerbye (uncredited)
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