She Waits

She Waits
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Also known asNight of the Exorcist (UK)[1]
Written byArt Wallace
Directed byDelbert Mann
Starring
ComposerMorton Stevens
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerCharles W. Fries
ProducerDelbert Mann
CinematographyCharles F. Wheeler
EditorJohn F. Schreyer
Running time74 minutes[2]
Production companyMetromedia Producers Corporation
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 28, 1972 (1972-01-28)[3]

She Waits is a 1972 American television horror film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Patty Duke, David McCallum, and Dorothy McGuire. It follows a murdered woman whose spirit possesses her husband's new wife.[4] The film was released in the United Kingdom under the title, Night of the Exorcist.[1]

Cast

Reception

Author and critic John Kenneth Muir wrote:

A story of spirit possession, She Waits (1972) is one of the most long-winded and dull of the early 1970’s made-for-TV horror films. Basically, the movie sets down in the Wilson family house, and rarely leaves that setting... She Waits features no real action, no real explanation for the survival of Elaine’s spirit in the house, and no real horror, either....[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Night Of The Exorcist". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ Coffin, Lesley L. (2012). Lew Ayres: Hollywood's Conscientious Objector. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-617-03638-5.
  3. ^ Sherman, Fraser S. (2009). Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-786-44341-3.
  4. ^ Thomas, Kevin (January 28, 1972). "Patty Duke in 'She Waits'". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ John Kenneth Muir. "Cult-TV Movie Review: She Waits (1972)". Reflections on Film and Television. Retrieved 20 April 2017.