Experiment in Terror
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Directed by | Blake Edwards |
Produced by | Robert Arthur |
Written by | Mildred Gordon Gordon Gordon |
Starring | Glenn Ford Lee Remick Stefanie Powers Ross Martin |
Music by | Jack Hayes Henry Mancini Leo Shuken |
Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date(s) | 13 April, 1962 |
Running time | 123 min. |
Language | English |
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Experiment in Terror is a 1962 film by director Blake Edwards. It tells the story of an ingenious plot by a psychotic killer, "Red" Lynch (Ross Martin), to use a campaign of terror to force San Francisco bank teller Lee Remick to help him steal money from her employer. Lynch begins terrorizing the teller and then kidnaps her younger sister Stefanie Powers to ensure that the teller will help Lynch carry out his plan. Meanwhile, FBI agent Glenn Ford attempts to foil his plans and doggedly track him down. The climax of the film is an exciting chase through San Francisco's Candlestick Park in the middle of a nighttime baseball game between the Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. The film is highlighted by Henry Mancini's great score and the moody black and white photography.