Crescendo

Crescendo (1970)

And . . . for Lovers of the Macabre

An innocent project transforms into a perilous nightmare when researcher Susan Roberts arrives in France in search of information on a deceased composer.

Date of release
1970-06-07
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (29)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Director
Alan Gibson

Casting

Interesting facts

Crescendo is a 1970 British horror psychological thriller film directed by Alan Gibson and starring Stefanie Powers, James Olson, Margaretta Scott, Jane Lapotaire and Joss Ackland. It was written by Jimmy Sangster and Alfred Shaughnessy and made by Hammer Film Productions.

Production

Alfred Shaughnessy wrote the script in the mid-'60s. In 1966, Michael Reeves approached Hammer Films with the script. James Carreras tried for two years to make it with Joan Crawford but could not get financing. In 1969, the project was reactivated, with Jimmy Sangster hired to rewrite the script and Alan Gibson to direct.

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