Games

Games (1967)

Passion wears a mask of terror in this strangest of all games!

Wealthy and bored, Paul and Jennifer Montgomery spend their time in a New York City apartment filled with various amusements. Their routine is upended when door-to-door saleswoman Lisa Schindler drops by and is suddenly taken ill. The couple let her spend the night, and soon, the sophisticated Lisa and her hosts embark on a new set of very adult – and very dangerous – games.

Date of release
1967-09-17
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (38)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Director
Curtis Harrington

Casting

Interesting facts

Games is a 1967 American psychological horror-thriller film written and directed by Curtis Harrington, and starring Simone Signoret, James Caan, and Katharine Ross. Its plot follows two jaded Manhattan socialites who engage in a series of mind games with a German cosmetics agent (Signoret) whom they invite into their home.

Production

Curtis Harrington wrote the role of Lisa with Marlene Dietrich in mind to play the part. The producers vetoed the idea, however, so Simone Signoret was cast instead. Signoret agreed to take the role after watching Harrington's 1961 film, Night Tide. Caan was cast after his appearances in two Howard Hawks films.

The film was shot on a budget of $1 million. Though set in Manhattan, it was filmed at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California, beginning November 30, 1966.

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