Details

Release year: 1967

Storyline

A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.

Top credits

Directors

Terence Young

Writers

Cast

Audrey Hepburn — Susy Hendrix
Alan Arkin — Roat, Roat Jr., Roat Sr.
Richard Crenna — Mike Talman
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. — Sam Hendrix

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• In an interview, Alan Arkin talked about the Oscar nominations he received for his early major film roles (The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966) and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)). When asked if he was surprised that he was overlooked for Wait Until Dark, his second movie, he replied: "You don't get nominated for being mean to Audrey Hepburn!"

• During World War II, 16-year-old Audrey Hepburn was a volunteer nurse in a Dutch hospital. During the battle of Arnhem, Hepburn's hospital received many wounded Allied soldiers. One of the injured soldiers young Audrey helped nurse back to health was a young British paratrooper - and future director - named Terence Young who more than 20 years later directed Hepburn in Wait Until Dark (1967).

• The role that eventually went to Alan Arkin was difficult to cast because the producers couldn't find actors willing to be cast in such a villainous role - not only terrorizing a blind woman, but terrorizing beloved Audrey Hepburn to boot. Alan Arkin later went on to say how easy it was for him to get the role because of the reluctance of other actors to take it.