Repulsion (1965)

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Repulsion on IMDb 7.8/10 40,269 votes

Released:
1965-06-01

Overview:
Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.

Director:
Roman Polanski

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller, Horror

  • Cast:
  • Catherine Deneuve
    as
    Carol Ledoux
  • Ian Hendry
    as
    Michael
  • John Fraser
    as
    Colin
  • Yvonne Furneaux
    as
    Hélène Ledoux
  • Patrick Wymark
    as
    le propriétaire