Repulsion (1965)


Repulsion
Release Date01 May 1965
GenreDrama, Thriller, Horror
CountryUK
Filming LocationsEarl's Court, London, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller
MoodNail-biters
ThemesMental Illness
TonesClaustrophobic, Atmospheric, Eerie, Gruesome, Menacing, Ominous, Paranoid
TagsApartment, Hallucination, Landlord, Murder, Repression, Suitor, Virgin

Repulsion is a 1965 British psychological thriller film directed by Roman Polanski, based on a scenario by Gérard Brach and Roman Polanski. It was Polanski's first English language film, and was shot in Britain, as such being his second film made outside his native Poland. The cast includes Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser and Yvonne Furneaux. Polanski himself makes a cameo as a spoon player who is part of a trio of street buskers.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Michael

John Fraser
Colin

Patrick Wymark
Landlord

Miss Balch

Valerie Taylor
Madame Denise

James Villiers
John

Helen Fraser
Bridget

Hugh Futcher
Reggie

Monica Merlin
Mrs. Rendlesham

Imogen Graham
Manicurist

Workman

Maxwell Craig
Workman

Spoon Player

Director

Gérard Brach

David Stone

Producer

Gene Gutowski
producer

Robert Sterne
associate producer

Sam Waynberg
associate producer

Michael Klinger
executive producer

Tony Tenser
executive producer

Original Music

Chico Hamilton

Cinematographer

Gilbert Taylor

Editor

Alastair McIntyre
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Art Director

Seamus Flannery
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Makeup Department

Gladys Leakey
hairdresser

make-up

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ted Sturgis
first assistant director

Art Department

Alf Pegley
props

Frank Willson
assistant art director

Sound Department

Stephen Dalby
sound supervisor

Leslie Hammond
sound mixer

Gerry Humphreys
sound recordist

Tom Priestley
sound editor

Lionel Strutt
sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

Alan Hall
camera operator

Laurie Turner
stills

camera operator

Editorial Department

Karen Heward
assistant editor

Music Department

Chico Hamilton
music conducted by

Gábor Szabó
music orchestrator

Other Crew

Terry Glinwood
production controller

Michael Klinger
presenter

Tony Tenser
presenter

Dee Vaughan
continuity

Maurice Binder
title designer

Production Company

Compton Films

Tekli British Productions

Distributor

Compton Films

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group

Royal Films International

Cinemagia

Entertainment Programs Inc.

Lii-Filmi

Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)

Atlantic Film

Columbia Pictures Television Distribution

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Criterion Collection, The
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Film Classics Video

Global Media Distributors

Globo Vídeo

Studio Entertainment

Video Dimensions






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