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The Face of Fear

1971-10-08 · 75 min · ★ 5.9

Thriller

A young Iowa schoolteacher, thinking she is dying of leukemia, goes to San Francisco, where she hires a mob killer to take her life. However, she soon changes her mind, and with the help of the local police, tries to find the killer before he fulfills his part of the bargain.

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Directors
George McCowan
Production companies
Quinn Martin Productions (QM)
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Ricardo MontalbanRicardo MontalbanSergeant Frank Ortega
Jack WardenJack WardenLieutenant George Coy
Elizabeth AshleyElizabeth AshleySally Dillman
Dane ClarkDane ClarkTamworth
Burr DeBenningBurr DeBenningPeter Sargent Fennington
Roy PooleRoy PooleGlenn Kennedy
Charles DierkopCharles DierkopPatsy Fain
Regis CordicDr. Landsteiner

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