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.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.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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 nominations total
Robby Benson
- Boy Tossing Ball
- (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
- The Old Man
- (uncredited)
Mel Ferrer
- French-Canadian Radio Speaker
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Packy McFarland
- Passerbye
- (uncredited)
Gary Morgan
- Teenage Boy on Street
- (uncredited)
Frank O'Brien
- Shatner
- (uncredited)
Bill Walters
- BG with Dog
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaIn 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!"
- GoofsWhen the two men first enter Susy's apartment, the second one says "What are you calling for? She said she wasn't here." But his lips don't move.
- Quotes
Susy Hendrix: Gloria?
Gloria: Yeah?
Susy Hendrix: How would you like to do something difficult and terribly dangerous?
Gloria: I'd love it!
- Crazy creditsThe end credits show each character with the performer's credit; Alan Arkin is shown three times, including once in each disguise.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Featured review
I liked this movie- a lot!
Recently blinded woman is unwittingly in possession of a doll filled with drugs. A very mean narcotics dealer concocts an elaborate scheme to trick her into handing it over to him. A great psychological thriller with a twist- the audience knows exactly what's happening but gets to watch the heroine try to figure it out. There's almost no explicit violence in this movie, yet there's an underlying current of foreboding and suspense that literally permeates the entire film. You know something very bad is going to happen.Alan Arkin gives the performance of a lifetime as the cool, calm, collected psychopath who truly enjoys hurting people. And Audrey Hepburn is incredibly beautiful. You could pluck her out of this movie, clothes and all, and stick her in the toniest 90's club in New York and she'd still be the height of fashion.
There's a great `shocking' ending that really doesn't make much sense- but it's still a really good sixties movie.
There's a great `shocking' ending that really doesn't make much sense- but it's still a really good sixties movie.
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- Warte, bis es dunkel ist
- Filming locations
- 5 St. Luke's Place, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(the Hendrix apartment)
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- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
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