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Cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac

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Cul-de-sac

"Sometimes there’s nothing left to do but laugh!"

1966

1h 52m

6.7(321 votes)

Thriller

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Overview

On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Lionel Stander

Lionel Stander

Richard

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

George

Françoise Dorléac

Françoise Dorléac

Teresa

Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

Albie

Iain Quarrier

Iain Quarrier

Christopher

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline

Renée Houston

Renée Houston

Christopher's Mother

William Franklyn

William Franklyn

Cecil

Geoffrey Sumner

Geoffrey Sumner

Christopher's Father

Robert Dorning

Robert Dorning

Philip Fairweather

Creative team

Directed by: Roman Polanski
Written by: Gérard Brach
Roman Polanski
Produced by: Michael Klinger
Tony Tenser

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