Scream of Fear
Columbia Pictures Corporation | Release Date: August 22, 1961 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
0
Negative:
1
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80
Time OutKeith Uhlich
Strasberg’s doe-eyed dedication to her role and Douglas Slocombe’s brilliant black-and-white cinematography counterbalance the film’s increasingly ridiculous plot turns, which nonetheless have a crude, jaw-dropper effectiveness. Read full review
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TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Full of mysterious twists and turns, this expertly crafted thriller casts Strasberg as the wheelchair-bound step-daughter of Todd. Read full review
70
The GuardianPaul Howlett
The plot is nicked from Henri-Georges Clouzot's Les Diaboliques, full of guttering candles, bumps in the night, and the kind of little shocks you hate yourself for jumping at. [08 Nov 2008, p.53]
70
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Though clearly influenced by Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 Psycho, Scream of Fear is closer to Orson Welles in its baroque visual design and delight in style for style's sake. [21 Oct 2008, p.C4]
30
Village VoiceJonas Mekas
No thrill, no suspense, no direction, bad in every way. [31 Aug 1961, p.8]
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