Repulsion
The nightmare world of a virgin's dreams becomes the screen's shocking reality!
Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men).When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment.She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.
- Director
- Roman Polanski
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $3M
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Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.
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Box Office & Release
Repulsion returned 10.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $300,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $3M
- Release date
- Jun 1, 1965
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
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