Assault (film)

Assault is a 1971 British thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Suzy Kendall, Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones,[1] and Lesley-Anne Down; David Essex also has a small role. It is based on the 1962 novel The Ravine by Kendal Young, and tells about a police attempt to track down a dangerous rapist/killer on the loose. In the U.S., it was retitled In the Devil's Garden.[2]

Assault
Directed bySidney Hayers
Produced byGeorge H. Brown
Peter Rogers
Written byJohn Kruse
Based onThe Ravine
by Kendal Young
StarringSuzy Kendall
Frank Finlay
Freddie Jones
Lesley-Anne Down
Music byEric Rogers
CinematographyKen Hodges
Edited byAnthony Palk
Production
company
George H. Brown Productions
Distributed byJ. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Release date
11 February 1971
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Premise

After a schoolgirl is raped on her way home from school, police move in to investigate the case. After a further girl is attacked and killed, they call in the assistance of a doctor and a local schoolteacher to help solve the case.

Cast

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Assault(1971)". Yahoo Movies. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
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