Fresh
Good use of the streets of San Francisco, and you can see the film's influence on Peter Bogdanovich's rather artsier 1967 offering Targets.
Derek Adams, Time Out
The Sniper
To the Police--Stop Me--Find Me and Stop Me--I'm Going to Do it Again
1952 · 1h 28m · Approved
Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
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The Sniper
Overview
Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.
Director and cast
- Edward Dmytryk Director
- Adolphe Menjou as Police Lt. Frank Kafka
- Arthur Franz as Eddie Miller
- Gerald Mohr as Police Sgt. Joe Ferris
- Marie Windsor as Jean Darr
- Frank Faylen as Police Insp. Anderson
- Richard Kiley as Dr. James G. Kent
- Mabel Paige Cast
- Marlo Dwyer Cast
- Geraldine Carr Cast
- Carl Benton Reid Cast
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80%
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