Wait Until Dark

Director: Terence Young Terence Young

Overview

"Terence Young's thriller Wait Until Dark gets a respectable DVD release from Warner Bros. The film is presented in a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The film has arguably never looked better on home video. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a ten-minute featurette consisting primarily of clips from the film and Alan Arkin's recollections of it. Producer Mel Ferrer also contributes a new interview to that short. A quick essay on the different versions of the play is offered, as are a pair of trailers. Another highlight is the inclusion of a one-minute teaser trailer that includes the warning that during the last eight minutes of the picture the theater's lights will be dimmed ""to the legal limit."" This is a solid release from Warner Bros."

Product Details

Release Date:	08/05/2003
UPC:	0085392752720
Original Release:	1967
Rating:	NR
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:48:00
Sales rank:	1,324

Special Features

Take a look in the dark as Alan Arkin and producer Mel Ferrer reminisce about the making of the film; Stage frantics essay covers the property's stage-to-screen evolution; Interactive menus; Cautionary teaser and standard theatrical trailers; Scene access; Languages: English & Français; Subtitles: English, Français & Español

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Audrey Hepburn	Susy Hendrix
Alan Arkin	Harry Roat
Richard Crenna	Mike Talman
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	Sam Hendrix
Jack Weston	Carlino
Samantha Jones	Lisa
Julie Herrod	Gloria
Frank O'Brien	Shatner
Gary Morgan	Boy
Jean Del Val	The Old Man
Efrem Zimbalist	Actor
Robby Benson	Boy Tossing Ball
Henry Mancini	Composer

Technical Credits

Jane-Howard Carrington

Frederick Knott

Terence Young	Director
Jane-Howard Carrington	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Mel Ferrer	Producer
Frederick Knott	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Wait Until Dark is a memorably suspenseful thriller, even more so considering that the film's action rarely leaves its one-apartment setting. Much like the work of Alfred Hitchcock -- most notably 1948's Rope -- Dark is a desolate, brutal film. Best-known for his work on early James Bond films, director Terence Young subtly builds tension until the pulse-racing climax. Much of the menace is courtesy of Alan Arkin's stellar performance. In one of his first screen roles, Arkin is so compellingly amoral that he almost steals the movie from his more illustrious co-star, Audrey Hepburn. Still, the lovely Hepburn holds her own, bringing depth and compassion to the role of the blind woman being terrorized by Arkin's smarmy villain. She was nominated for her fifth Academy Award for her performance as the innocent-yet-determined victim.