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Assault (1971)

"Evil grows wild... nothing else lives very long."

5.2/10 1h 31m Feb 11, 1971
Crime Drama Horror Mystery

After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a few days later, the police are baffled. With the help of a reporter, and against the wishes of a local psychologist, a young schoolteacher uses herself as bait to lure the perpetrator out.

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Movie Details

Original Title Assault
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.1

Cast

Suzy Kendall
Suzy Kendall
Julie West
Popularity: 0.5
Frank Finlay
Frank Finlay
Det. Chief Supt. Velyan
Popularity: 0.5
Freddie Jones
Freddie Jones
Reporter
Popularity: 0.5
James Laurenson
James Laurenson
Greg Lomax
Popularity: 0.2
Lesley-Anne Down
Lesley-Anne Down
Tessa Hurst
Popularity: 1.2
Tony Beckley
Tony Beckley
Leslie Sanford
Popularity: 0.2
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley
Mr. Bartell
Popularity: 0.1
Dilys Hamlett
Dilys Hamlett
Mrs. Sanford
Popularity: 0.2
James Cosmo
James Cosmo
Det. Sgt. Beale
Popularity: 1.1
Marianne Stone
Marianne Stone
Matron
Popularity: 0.3
Allan Cuthbertson
Allan Cuthbertson
Coroner
Popularity: 0.3
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Kit Taylor
Doctor
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Screenplay John Kruse
Director Sidney Hayers
Producer Peter Rogers, George H. Brown
Editor Anthony Palk

Production

George H. Brown Productions

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Assault (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Assault (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
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Keywords

rape police exploitation stalker woods rape victim murder psychologist hospital schoolgirl voyeur murder mystery art teacher tabloid reporter girls' school mini dress

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 6/10
Apr 20, 2025

**_A rapist/murderer lurks in the woods outside a girls’ school near London_** “Assault” (1971) was renamed “In the Devil’s Garden” for its American release. It fits because the only eyewitness in the movie says that the killer looks like the devil. Yet producers also wanted to take a ... Read more

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Rating
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Based on 26 votes

Details
Release Date February 11, 1971
Runtime 1h 31m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.1
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