Someone Behind the Door
Someone Behind the Door | |
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Directed by | Nicolas Gessner |
Written by | Marc Behm Nicolas Gessner Jacques Robert Lorenzo Ventavoli |
Produced by | Raymond Danon |
Starring | Charles Bronson Anthony Perkins Jill Ireland |
Cinematography | Pierre Lhomme |
Edited by | Victoria Mercanton |
Music by | Georges Garvarentz |
Production company | Lira Films |
Release date | 15 September 1971 (US premiere) |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | English |
Someone Behind the Door (French: Quelqu'un derrière la porte) is a 1971 French crime-drama film directed by Nicolas Gessner. In the UK, it was twice retitled as Two Minds For Murder (theatrical title) and Brainkill (VHS title). The film was shot on location in Folkestone, England.[citation needed]
Plot[]
A neurosurgeon hires an amnesiac to murder his wife, believing that the man will have no memory of what he had done, providing him a perfect alibi.
Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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Charles Bronson | "The Stranger" |
Anthony Perkins | Laurence Jeffries |
Jill Ireland | Frances Jeffries |
Henri Garcin | Paul Damien |
Adriano Magistretti | Andrew |
Agathe Natanson | Lucy |
Production[]
Filming[]
Almost all of the film was shot at various locations in Folkestone. Key locations include Folkestone Harbour and Beach.[1]
References[]
- ^ Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Someone Behind The Door Film Focus". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10.
External links[]
Categories:
- English-language films
- 1971 films
- 1971 crime drama films
- 1970s psychological thriller films
- Films about amnesia
- Films about psychiatry
- Films directed by Nicolas Gessner
- Films set in Kent
- Films shot in Kent
- French films
- English-language French films
- 1970s French film stubs
- Psychological thriller film stubs