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22/09/1970 Thriller, TV Movie, Horror 1h 14m
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A Tense Psychological Thriller

Overview

After an eight-month stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister; but a mysterious boarder may be trying to kill him.

  1. Curtis Harrington

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Anthony Perkins

    Allan

  2. Julie Harris

    Katherine

  3. Joan Hackett

    Olive

  4. Kent Smith

    Raymond

  5. Robert H. Harris

    Dr. Ellins

  6. Molly Dodd

    Inmate

  7. Billy Bowles

    Harold Dennis

  8. Bill Erwin

    Dr. Ames

  9. Jeannette Howe

    Katherine - Child

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Reviews

A review by talisencrw
Written by talisencrw on 2016-04-07
I had previously read about director Curtis Harrington in Barron's excellent book for cinephiles, '501 Movie Directors', though I had unfortunately not been able to find any of his films before this. He definitely has fine technique for getting across moodiness and suspense, at least in this type of film. Hopefully I'll eventually find and watch all of his work.

'How Awful About Allan' is a pretty decent moody, intense, creepy psychological thriller with two of my favourite thespians in that department--Anthony Perkins and Julie Harris. It's a tad claustrophobic and difficult to get into at...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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