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Assault

Assault

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Assault

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

1971

1h 31m

5.5(30 votes)

Crime

Drama

Horror

Mystery

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Sidney Hayers
Written by: John Kruse
Produced by: Peter Rogers
George H. Brown

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