Craze (1974)

Film details

Featuring

Jack Palance Diana Dors Julie Ege
Director

Freddie Francis
Countries

United Kingdom USA
Year

1974
Genre

Horror
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Horror film: An antique dealer owns an African idol whom he worships. He soon discovers that every time he kills a woman the idol rewards him with monies. When several women are found dead the police intervene and manage to apprehend the culprit with the help of his ex-girlfriend who was to be the next victim.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Neal Mottram
    
    Jack Palance
  - Dolly Newman
    
    Diana Dors
  - Helena
    
    Julie Ege
  - Aunt Louise
    
    Edith Evans
  - solicitor
    
    Hugh Griffith
  - Superintendent Bellamy
    
    Trevor Howard
  - Sergeant Wall
    
    Michael Jayston
  - Sally
    
    Suzy Kendall
  - Ronnie
    
    Martin Potter
  - Detective Russet
    
    Percy Herbert
  - Detective Wilson
    
    David Warbeck
  - Muriel Sharp
    
    Kathleen Byron
  - girl dancer
    
    Day, Venecia
  - barmaid
    
    Marianne Stone
  - Ronnie's friend
    
    Dean Harris
  - burial minister
    
    Christopher Banks (uncredited)
  - Mary Lonsdale
    
    Anita Sharp-Bolster (uncredited)
  - Frank Trainer
    
    Frank Forsyth (uncredited)
  - detective
    
    Barry Mcdermott (uncredited)
Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    Freddie Francis
  - Assistant Director
    
    Peter Saunders
  - Continuity
    
    Pamela Davies
  Rights:
  - ©
    
    Harbor Productions Inc.
  Production:
  - Executive Producer
    
    Gustave Berne
  - Produced by
    
    Herman Cohen
  - A Herman Cohen production
    
    Herman Cohen
  - Production Manager
    
    Jilda Smith
  - Production Accountant
    
    Jack Jeffery
  - Assistant to the Producer
    
    Didier Chatelain
  - Producer's Secretary
    
    Terry Baldwin
  Casting:
  - Casting
    
    Maude Spector
  Writing:
  - Screenplay by
    
    Aben Kandel
  - Screenplay by
    
    Herman Cohen
  - Based upon the novel 'Infernal Idol' by
    
    Henry Seymour
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    John Wilcox
  - Camera Operator
    
    James Bawden
  Editing:
  - Film Editor
    
    Henry Richardson
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    George Provis
  - Set Dresser
    
    Helen Thomas
  Costumes:
  - Wardrobe
    
    Rita Wakely
  Make-up:
  - Make-up
    
    Bill Lodge
  - Hairdresser
    
    Bobbie Smith
  Music:
  - Music Composed and Conducted by
    
    John Scott
  Sound:
  - Sound Mixer
    
    Ken Ritchie
  - Sound Editor
    
    Mike Le Mare