The Face of Fear (1971)

Name: The Face of Fear
Director: George McCowan
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1971-10-08
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Cast: Ricardo Montalban, Jack Warden, Elizabeth Ashley, Dane Clark

Thriller

Director: George McCowan

Cast: Ricardo Montalban, Jack Warden, Elizabeth Ashley, Dane Clark

Runtime75 min

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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.

Critical Reception & Ratings

The Face of Fear (1971) is a little-known thriller directed by George McCowan. While it did not receive significant critical acclaim, the film has garnered a modest IMDb rating of 5.5/10 based on audience reviews, indicating a generally positive but not overwhelmingly positive public reception.

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Fans of classic thriller films will enjoy the taut, suspenseful plot and strong performances from Ricardo Montalban and Jack Warden in the 1971 film 'The Face of Fear', directed by George McCowan.

About

The Face of Fear is a 1990 American thriller television film directed by Farhad Mann and starring Pam Dawber and Lee Horsley. It is based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Dean Koontz, who also co-wrote the teleplay with Alan Jay Glueckman. It has aired on CBS on September 30, 1990.