Wait Until Dark
A blind woman plays a deadly game of survival.
After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way.As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it.
- Director
- Terence Young
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Drama
- Worldwide
- $11M
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Cast
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13 billed performers
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After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.
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Box Office & Release
Wait Until Dark returned 2.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $11M
- Release date
- Oct 26, 1967
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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