Wait Until Dark

Oct 26, 1967

1h 48m

★ 7.3

A blind woman plays a deadly game of survival.

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.

Genres

Thriller

Horror

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Wait Until Dark Trailers

Cast

Susy Hendrix

Audrey Hepburn

Roat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr.

Alan Arkin

Mike Talman

Richard Crenna

Sam Hendrix

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Carlino

Jack Weston

Lisa

Samantha Jones

Gloria

Julie Herrod

Boy Tossing Ball (uncredited)

Robby Benson

French-Canadian Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)

Mel Ferrer

Teenage Boy on Street (uncredited)

Gary Morgan

BG with Dog (uncredited)

Bill Walters

The Old Man (uncredited)

Jean Del Val

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