"A man must die... to even the score for the death of her daughter!"

1971

1h 15m

6.6(9 votes)

Horror

Thriller

TV Movie

Overview

A deranged mother avenges herself on the man she thinks seduced her daughter by imprisoning him in a cage in her basement.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Shelley Winters

Amanda Hilton

Stuart Whitman

Mark Hembric

Bradford Dillman

Frank Klaner

Carol Eve Rossen

Dianne Klaner

Roger Perry

Pete Marsh

Gary Clarke

Ed Linnis

Leslie Charleson

Nancy Grover

Johnny Scott Lee

Jimmy Klaner

George Burrafato

Delivery Man

Pelly Sutton

Mrs. James Lazen

Creative team

Directed by: Jud Taylor
Written by: Joseph Stefano
Produced by: Mark Carliner

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