Cul-de-Sac (1966)
- Starring:
- Donald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac, (more)
- Director(s):
- Roman Polanski
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Synopsis of Cul-de-Sac
The fact that there isn't a single likeable character in Cul de Sac does not diminish its artistic value in the least. Ageing, furtively kinky Donald Pleasence is married to sexy young Francoise Dorleac. The couple's hermitlike tranquility is shattered when wounded gangsters Jack MacGowan and Lionel Stander invade their home and hold them hostage. As Dorleac urges her tremulous husband to do something, the two criminals begin behaving in a fashion that can only inadequately be described as eccentric. Drawing upon two of Polanski's favorite themes-isolation and latent insanity--Cul de Sac actually improves upon each viewing, assuming that the viewer has the intestinal fortitude to sit through it once. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Cul-de-Sac
- Donald Pleasence - George
- Lionel Stander - Richard
- William Franklyn - Cecil
- Robert Dorning - Mr. Fairweather
- Geoffrey Sumner - Christopher's Father
- Iain Quarrier - Christopher
- Françoise Dorléac - Teresa
- Jack MacGowran - Albert
- Jacqueline Bisset - Jacqueline
- Marie Kean - Mrs. Fairweather
- Renee Houston - Christopher's Mother
- Trevor Delaney - Little Nicholas
- Director(s):
- Roman Polanski
- Writer(s):
- Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski
- Producer(s):
- Michael Klinger, Gene Gutowski
- 1966 - Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
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