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Paranoiac is a British film of genre Drama directed by Freddie Francis released in USA on 15 may 1963 with Janette Scott

Paranoiac (1963)

Paranoiac
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Released in USA 15 may 1963
Length 1h20
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Horror
Rating66% 3.3483153.3483153.3483153.3483153.348315

Paranoiac is a 1963 British suspense film from Hammer Films directed by Freddie Francis and starring Janette Scott, Oliver Reed, Sheila Burrell, and Alexander Davion. The screenplay was written by Jimmy Sangster, based loosely on the 1949 crime novel, Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey.

Synopsis

The wealthy Ashby family has been damaged by the death of Mr. and Mrs. Ashby in a plane crash when their three children were very young. The children were left in the care of their Aunt Harriet. The oldest son, Anthony, committed suicide by jumping off a cliff into the sea when he was 15. The second son, Simon, (Reed) is now a cruel, spendthrift alcoholic trying to drive his sister, Eleanor (Scott) insane, so that he can inherit the estate of their deceased parents. He has only three weeks to wait until the lawyers will turn the family money over to him. But a mysterious man (Davion) appears, who throws a monkey wrench into Simon's plans.

Actors

Janette Scott

(Eleanor Ashby)Oliver Reed

(Simon Ashby)Sheila Burrell

(Aunt Harriet)Maurice Denham

(John Kossett)Sydney Bromley

(Tramp (uncredited))
And :
Liliane Brousse
Colin Tapley
John Stuart
Marianne Stone
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