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Samantha Eggar
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"Samantha Eggar"'s father was a British Army brigadier and her mother was of Dutch/Portuguese extraction. Convent educated, Eggar became a stage actress in her teens. While performing in a Shakespeare play, Eggar was discovered by film producer Betty Box, who cast the tall, auburn-haired 23-year-old actress as a sluttish college coed in "The Wild and the Willing" (1961). Eggar's first international success was "The Collector" (1965), replacing "Natalie Wood" (who'd turned down the film) as the harried kidnap victim of obsessive "Terence Stamp". Eggar garnered an Oscar nomination for her demanding performance, and ... won the Cannes Film Festival award. Then followed a succession of unremarkable roles in films like "Walk, Don't Run" (1966) and "Doctor Doolittle" (1967) (which at least gave Eggar a chance to sing). She was better served in "The Molly Maguires" (1970) and "Seven Per Cent Solution"...
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Nola (Samantha Eggar), the estranged wife of Frank Carveth (Art Hindle), is a patient at the clinic of Dr. Hal Raglan (Oliver Reed). The doctor´s unconventional techniques alarm Carveth when, after a weekend visit to her sick mother, their five year old daughter candace (Cindy Hinds) returns battered and bruised. Candice stays with her grandmother Juliana (Nuala Fitzgerald) whose home is suddenly disturbed by an evil presence; Juliana is attacked and killed by a force of incredible power. The police are sure that Candice has seen something but they are unable to get through to her. Barton Kelly (Henry Beckman), Juliana´s ex-husband, arrives to investigate and he is convinced that the mysterious Dr. Raglan is a dangerous quack. He decided to free Nola from the clinic but before he can act, the pattern of horror is repeated.
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Nola (Samantha Eggar), a victim of childhood abuse by her mother, falls under the psychiatric care of the mysterious and visionary Dr. Raglan (Oliver Reed), who encourages his patients to give physical expression to their pain and anger. Frank (Art Hindle), Nola’s ex-husband, is concerned for the well-being of his daughter Candice (Cindy Hinds), who one day returns from a visit with her mother covered in cuts and bruises. When Nola’s parents are suddenly murdered by a bizarre creature, Frank begins to suspect the true nature of Dr. Raglan’s work. He then discovers that Nola’s suppressed rage is fuelling a terror which could endanger Candice’s life.
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Samantha Eggar prepares to run through a scene as sound-effects man Tony Palermo awaits his cue. Eggar has worked with Peggy Webber in her CART productions for many years, and has become a superb radio actress. There is a special technique of acting only with one’s voice, and she has mastered it.
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Synopsis: Dany (Samantha Eggar) is the ad agency secretary to Caldwell (Oliver Reed) in this psychological crime drama. She is asked to drive him to the airport and park the car in the lot after working at his home the night before. Getting in the wrong lane, she decides to use the car for a weekend getawayRead More
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In the film's second bit of theatrical misdirection, Samantha fakes her way into an asylum so she can completely immerse herself in the role of mentally unstable Audrey. Surrounded by madness, she becomes more distant until the director outright abandons her in the nuthouse. When Samantha learns he's recasting the role, the possibly now unstable actor escapes and arrives unannounced at Stryker's country manor (actually a big house in Muskoka, Ontario) where he's gathered a handful of women to read for the coveted part. Samantha joins the competition alongside a mish-mash of personalities as diverse as woefully unfunny stand-up comedian Patti (Lynne Griffin, Black Christmas) and naïve figure skater Christie (Lesleh Donaldson, Funeral Home).
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