Wait Until Dark
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Synopsis
A newly blind woman is trapped in a New York City basement apartment by a trio of criminals searching for a heroin-stuffed doll.
Cast
- Audrey Hepburn
- Alan Arkin
- Richard Crenna
- Efrem Zimbalist
- Jack Weston
- Samantha Jones
- Julie Herrod
- Robby Benson
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- Oct 16, 2020
Terence Young's WAIT UNTIL DARK is one of the greatest home invasion movies ever made. A smartly-engineered, claustrophobic, tense and chilling nailbiter. Audrey Hepburn delivers some of her best work and Alan Arkin gives an absolutely frightening performance here.
NakulMay 6, 2025I couldn’t breathe during the last 20 minutes. Susy is incredible, so brave, so clever. She deserves to be the World Champion of Blind Ladies!
noenJan 28, 2019Whew. The last 15 to 20 minutes are stressful as hell. And Alan Arkin is an absolute creep in this one. This one was definitely ahead of its time.
Skylar Travis - Sep 5, 2021
Pure, unaltered thrill. An absolute knockout that constantly pushes itself one step further than the audience. A jaw dropping, bone chilling and nerve racking ball of excitement and tension that never ceases to amaze or haunt. Following a ruthless yet vulnerable woman…
SamApr 2, 2024Alan Arkin is absolutely horrifying (compliment)
Ella KempAug 5, 2024Is there anything Audrey can’t do ?!
theo - May 17, 2024
1.) ok who stole this screenplay off Hitchcock's desk? 2.) is there a feminist subtext about how the patriarchy tries to manipulate women in here? 3.) pretty surprised there isn't a modern remake yet
shookoneJul 5, 2026Suzy Hendrix (Audrey Hepburn) has recently been blinded and struggles to move around efficiently in her apartment. Her husband is often away on work trips. She sometimes relies on the little girl next door to get around. On one fateful day, she is terrorized by a trio of…
David WhitmanOct 4, 2026 ..♡ 🗝 ⁺ "ᥲnd thᥱn, topsy-tur᥎y. Mᥱ topsy ᥲnd thᥱm tur᥎y." 🕯🔪── ໒꒱ ‧₊ ۫ audrey hepburn in a horror thriller !!! ohh i was so excited when i realised what kind of performance i was about to get from her. she's so often associated with romance and…
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- Isabel Jimenez lovedWait Until Dark
Very suspenseful, caught my attention and as always Audrey Hepburn’s acting is amazing.
Zac Jones likedWait Until Dark82% Audrey Hepburn was a treasure.
hanne lovedWait Until Darkrating: 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️ succinctly put? this ROCKS!!! it’s like if the conversation and home alone were one movie and audrey hepburn was the protagonist; perfect choices at almost every turn and the payoff at the end was worth every second; shout out to my GOAT henry mancini too
- Platypus Lord likedWait Until Dark
Watched this about a year and a half ago and forgot to rate it. It was a really great, tense, occasionally bone-chilling thriller. Acting and plot were very solid and it executes very well on a unique premise. I also remember the music being great, very unsettling.
CvptvinHowdy likedWait Until DarkI don't know if this is the original blind person home invasion thriller, but I can see how it inspired some of the films we get today. Audrey Hepburn is fantastic in the role, and tension builds so well as it goes on.
Kward0610 lovedWait Until DarkOne of Audrey Hepburn’s best films. She’s incredible in the lead role and I was happy to see she was outsmarting the crooks. Alan Arkin does a great job as the villain. I love one location films.
- saphena magna lovedWait Until Dark
Very intense and uneasy, especially since the main character is blind. They used her blindness in a very clever way.
Maddie DeGraw lovedWait Until DarkI came because of Audrey Hepburn! I stayed because it actually got dark super fast
LivinginaHC lovedWait Until DarkAmazing movie. For a woman, written in the 60's, she was BADASS!!
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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Reviews
Miss Hepburn is perhaps too simple and trusting, and Alan Arkin (as a sadistic killer) is not particularly convincing in an exaggerated performance. But there are some nice, juicy passages of terror, and after a slow start the plot does seduce you.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Once this build-up is accomplished—once the sinister plot is launched and the young woman suddenly realizes that she has been duped and is in grave peril—the shock and suspense of the situation hit the audience with almost the same force, I'd imagine, as they evidently hit her. And from here on, the tension is terrific and the melodramatic action is wild as the blind woman uses all her courage and ingenuity to foil her assailants and save her life.
Bosley Crowther
The New York Times
When the lights go out at the end of the film, so did the lights in the movie theaters.Terence Young’s tense cinematic adaptation so ruthlessly tightens the screws of tension that one could be forgiven for not noticing an earthquake, much less dimmed house lights.
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Wait Until Dark?
The movie is 1hr 48min long.
What's Wait Until Dark about?
A newly blind woman is trapped in a New York City basement apartment by a trio of criminals searching for a heroin-stuffed doll.
Who's the cast of Wait Until Dark?
- Audrey Hepburn as Susy Hendrix
- Alan Arkin as Roat/Harry Roat Jr/Roat Sr
- Richard Crenna as Mike Talman
- Efrem Zimbalist as Sam Hendrix
- Jack Weston as Carlino
- Samantha Jones as Lisa
- Julie Herrod as Gloria
- Robby Benson as Boy Tossing Ball
Who's the director behind Wait Until Dark?
Terence Young directed Wait Until Dark.
Who produced Wait Until Dark?
Mel Ferrer produced Wait Until Dark.
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