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To Kill a Stranger

To Kill a Stranger

1983Movie⏱️ 1h 28m
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
5.4
IMDB Rating
179 votes

The wife of an American journalist on an assignment in an unnamed South American country run by a military junta is sexually assaulted by a stranger there. However, she manages to fight back, which leads to unexpected consequences.

Director
Juan López Moctezuma
Writers
Emerich Oross, Rafael Buñuel, Michael Elliot
Stars
Angélica María, Dean Stockwell, Donald Pleasence
Release Date
February 6, 1986
Language
English
Country
Mexico
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Angélica María
Angélica María
as Christina Carver
Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
as John Carver
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
as Col. Kostik
Aldo Ray
Aldo Ray
as Inspector Benedict
Sergio Aragonés
Sergio Aragonés
as Maj. Keller
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Ken Grant
as Tom
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Jill Franklyn
as Susan
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Rick Sharp
as Benedict's assistant
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Juan José Gurrola
as Truck driver
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José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'
as Gas attendant

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Production
Angel Films, Radio Video Productions, Star World Productions

🏷️ Keywords

female protagonistrape and revengecourageousstranglermurder in self defense

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Entertaining international thriller with a few horror touches.
by capkronos2003-03-18
6/10

"Singing star Cristina Carver (Angelica Maria, who performs one song) is on her way to see her husband John (Dean Stockwell) when she wrecks her rented BMW. She walks to a gas station, gets a lift from wealthy Colonel Kostik (Donald Pleasence at his creepy best) and goes back to his large house to use his phone. He turns out to be a psychotic sex predator who lies about having a wife, tries to rape and strangle her and then chases after her with a shotgun. After hitting him over the head several times and shooting him, he finally dies, she panics, throws the body in a well and buries the eviden..."

💡 Did You Know?

Filmed at the very same time, and at the same Mexican movie studio as Yellowbeard (1983).

📖 Synopsis

The wife of an American journalist on an assignment in an unnamed South American country run by a military junta is sexually assaulted by a stranger there. However, she manages to fight back, which leads to unexpected consequences.