- Release Date: 1973
- Runtime: 103 min
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Starring: Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon, Dolph Sweet ... see all
- Director: Michael Tuchner
- Plot: Following the death of his family in an aeroplane crash, a man plots an elaborate revenge scheme on those responsible. By setting himself up as a criminal, he plans to... Read more
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A nail biter of a movie, spell-binding plot, excel
Apr 23, 2008
coolcruiser7 - yahoo.com
Apr 23, 2008coolcruiser7 - yahoo.com
This is one of the most memorable suspense thrillers that I have ever seen, an excellent plot and very edge-of-your-seat. Saw this when I was a teenager and the story really got to me. The book is written by the famous... Full review
Formula movie that worked very cleverly
Jan 25, 2007
drystyx - imdb.com
Jan 25, 2007drystyx - imdb.com
This is a formula movie, make no mistake. It is an action-adventure, with a mystery, so I won't spill the plot. It begins with the same male hero we see in all movies made after 1940, a man so vicious and... Full review
One of those great movies nobody has heard of !
Jul 23, 2006
Paul Jackson - Turner - imdb.com
Jul 23, 2006Paul Jackson - Turner - imdb.com
This is one of my favourite movies of the 70's and in my opinion , very underrated. I certainly think it has the best car chase , ie; when the car is dented , it remains so in the next shot... Full review
One of the best Alistair Maclean Film/Novels Ever!
Jun 29, 2006
jon campbell-vencato - imdb.com
Jun 29, 2006jon campbell-vencato - imdb.com
Underrated in both cinematic and musical score terms, Fear is the iconic embodiment, of seventies real action cinema, without the gadgets. The haunting theme music by child prodigy Roy Budd("GET CARTER"). "God bless him", Is probably one of the greatest in... Full review
If you like the car chases in VANISHING POINT...
Feb 05, 2006
udar55 - imdb.com
Feb 05, 2006udar55 - imdb.com
WOW! I watched this adaptation of an Alistair MacLean novel tonight and it is fantastic. Barry Newman stars as John Talbot, a drifter who ends up getting into it with the local police in a parish in Louisiana. He gets hauled... Full review
Undiscovered cracker of a thriller
Nov 18, 2002
Jonathon Dabell - imdb.com
Nov 18, 2002Jonathon Dabell - imdb.com
I like Alistair MacLean's books, so I approached this film with a sense of dread. Could it be another MacLean book ruined on the big screen, like Bear Island, Caravan to Vaccares or River of Death? Fortunately, this is perhaps the... Full review
One of the All Time Great Adventure Movies You've Probably Never Heard About
Jul 04, 2001
Blake - imdb.com
Jul 04, 2001Blake - imdb.com
I was browsing the commentary track on the DVD release of Soderbergh's movie *The Limey* where he and screenwriter Lem Dobbs are talking about Barry Newman and movies with cool chases... Lem Dobbs just so happens to mention his fondness for... Full review
Unpredictable to the very end.
Oct 08, 1999
Warren Hawkes - imdb.com
Oct 08, 1999Warren Hawkes - imdb.com
Fine actioner based on Alistair Maclaine's novel holds a few surprises for those lucky enough to catch this underrated gem. An unorthodox and at times bitty script is held together by an amiable cast including a young Ben Kingsley (debuting with... Full review
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