Cul-de-sac
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67% Critic Match

Cul-de-sac

Sometimes there’s nothing left to do but laugh!

6.7 / 10 1966 1h 52mNR English
ThrillerComedyCrimeDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Lionel Stander

Lionel Stander

Richard

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roman Polanski's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Cul-de-sac is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker