Assault (In the Devil's Garden)(Satan's Playthings)(The Creepers)(Tower of Terror) (1970)
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11% want to see it
(172 ratings)
Someone is sexually assaulting and (usually) killing the students of a girls' school. There are entirely too many suspects to make the job of the Scotland Yard detective (Frank Finlay) an easy one. The girls' persistent use of the shortcut through the woods in which the crimes occur has only… More Someone is sexually assaulting and (usually) killing the students of a girls' school. There are entirely too many suspects to make the job of the Scotland Yard detective (Frank Finlay) an easy one. The girls' persistent use of the shortcut through the woods in which the crimes occur has only compounded the problem. Although one of the victims has survived the attack, shock has erased her memory of the event, and the detective's investigations are perforce guided by the vague impressions of the school's art mistress (Suzy Kendall), who witnessed something. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sidney Hayers
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
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Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
An instantly forgettable film.
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Anton Bitel, Eye for Film
Despite ridiculously contrived plot devices, Assault is well-acted, made with an assured competence, and features some pleasingly spooky shots of electricity pylons...
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Cast
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Anthony Ainley
as Mr. Bartell
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Tony Beckley
as Leslie Sanford
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Tom Chatto
as Police Doctor
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Allan Cuthbertson
as Coroner
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Lesley-Anne Down
as Tessa Hurst
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David Essex
as Man In Chemist Shop
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Frank Finlay
as Det. Chief Supt. Velyan
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Dilys Hamlett
as Mrs. Sanford
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William Hoyland
as Chemist in Hospital
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Freddie Jones
as Reporter
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Patrick Jordan
as Sgt. Milton
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Suzy Kendall
as Julie West
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James Laurenson
as Greg Lomax
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Janet Lynn
as Girl In Library
- Melissa Moore
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Marianne Stone
as Matron
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Kit Taylor
as Doctor
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James Cosmo
as Det. Sgt. Beale
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Valerie Shute
as Girl In Chemist Shop
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Jan Butlin
as Day Receptionist
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Anabel Littledale
as Susan Miller
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Siobhan Quinlan
as Jenny Greenaway
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John Stone
as Fire Chief
