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Assault

Evil grows wild... nothing else lives very long.

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Duration91 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateFeb 11, 1971

Overview

After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a few days later, the police are baffled. With the help of a reporter, and against the wishes of a local psychologist, a young schoolteacher uses herself as bait to lure the perpetrator out.

Genres

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Mystery

Casts

Suzy Kendall

Suzy Kendall

Julie West

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Det. Chief Supt. Velyan

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Reporter

James Laurenson

James Laurenson

Greg Lomax

Lesley-Anne Down

Lesley-Anne Down

Tessa Hurst

Tony Beckley

Tony Beckley

Leslie Sanford

Anthony Ainley

Anthony Ainley

Mr. Bartell

Dilys Hamlett

Dilys Hamlett

Mrs. Sanford

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Det. Sgt. Beale

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Matron

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Coroner

Kit Taylor

Doctor

Janet Lynn

Girl in Library

Patrick Jordan

Patrick Jordan

Sgt. Milton

Anabel Littledale

Susan Miller

Tom Chatto

Police Doctor

Jan Butlin

Day Receptionist

William Hoyland

William Hoyland

Chemist in Hospital

John Swindells

John Swindells

Desk Sergeant

Jill Carey

Night Receptionist

David Essex

David Essex

Man in Chemist Shop

Valerie Shute

Girl in Chemist Shop

John Stone

John Stone

Fire Chief

Siobhan Quinlan

Jenny Greenaway

Patricia Driscoll

Mrs. Hurst (uncredited)

Pat Gorman

Pat Gorman

Final scene pc (uncredited)

Charles Rayford

Dead Chemist (uncredited)

Renu Setna

Renu Setna

Doctor (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

Man in Police Station (uncredited)

Joe Wadham

Police Driver (uncredited)