The Screaming Woman

1972

Action / Drama / Horror / Thriller

7
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 1105 1.1K

buried alive inheritance nervous breakdown mental illness madness hagsploitation

Plot summary

A wealthy former mental patient goes home to her estate to rest and recuperate. While walking the grounds one day she hears the screams of a woman coming from underneath the ground. Her family, however, refuses to believe her story, and sees the incident as an opportunity to prove the woman's mind has snapped so they can take control of her money.

Director

Jack Smight Photo
Jack Smight

Top cast

Joseph Cotten Photo
Joseph Cotten as George Tresvant
Laraine Stephens Photo
Laraine Stephens as Caroline Wynant
Ed Nelson Photo
Ed Nelson as Carl Nesbitt
Olivia de Havilland Photo
Olivia de Havilland as Laura Wynant
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23.976 fps
1 hr 14 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Coventry 8 / 10

A fantastic story and a terrific Olivia de Havilland

TV-movies from the early '70s, and particularly those legendary "ABC Movies of the Week", make it look so easy to deliver tense and compelling thriller stories! I truly love most of these gems, and "The Screaming Woman" instantly became a new personal favorite! Like the very best of its kind, this film is short and sober but tremendously compensates in atmosphere and plot-intelligence what it lacks in action footage. When a film is based on a story written by Sci-Fi genius Ray Bradbury, you can rest assured the script is pure quality. The plot is simple and straightforward, but oh-so ingenious and intriguing! The ageing and wealthy but mentally unstable Mrs. Laura Wynant returns home to her country estate to recover from a period in an institution. During her first estate tour, out on the horse carriage, however, she hears petrified woman's screams coming from underneath the soil. While Laura is convinced that an innocent woman is buried alive at her property, her greedy family members see her hysterical behavior as the ideal opportunity to control her finances. The already capturing story is made extra stirring thanks to the grisly sub plots and mysterious supportive characters, like the constant bickering between Laura Wynant's son and daughter-in-law and the odd-behaving neighbors. The amazing Olivia de Havilland is phenomenal as the misunderstood and disrespected elderly lady in distress, but she also receives good support for the entire rest of the cast, notably Ed Nelson, Charles Knox Robinson and Laraine Stephens. Jack Smight ("Airport 1975", "Damnation Alley") was one of the most underrated directors of his generation and he delivers some of his best work with this film. My only main complaints are that Joseph Cotton (one of my favorite actors of all times) should have had more screen time and that also the luscious Alexandra Hay's role is too small. The climax is genuinely spine-chilling and guaranteed to haunt your memories for the rest of your life.
Reviewed by HumanoidOfFlesh 8 / 10

Ray Bradbury and his chills from the ground.

Olivia De Havilland plays a middle-aged mental patient who has recently been released from a mental institution after suffering a breakdown.After going to the woods she discovers a woman buried alive and screaming for help on the grounds of her sprawling estate,but her family feels that her mind has snapped and refuses to believe the bizarre story in its greed to get hold of her money if she is declared incompetent.It seems the muffled screams are those of a woman buried alive at a construction site by her recluse husband."The Screaming Woman" is very loosely based on Ray Bradbury's short story,which I haven't read.It's TV-debut of Olivia De Havilland.The film is fast-paced and genuinely creepy.There is no gore or nudity,just good old-fashioned scares and mystery.8 out of 10.
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