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The Face of Fear
Genres
Thriller
Overview
A young Iowa schoolteacher, thinking she is dying of leukemia, goes to San Francisco, where she hires a mob killer to take her life. However, she soon changes her mind, and with the help of the local police, tries to find the killer before he fulfills his part of the bargain.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
75 min
Release Date
1971-10-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Ricardo Montalban
Sergeant Frank Ortega
Jack Warden
Lieutenant George Coy
Elizabeth Ashley
Sally Dillman
Dane Clark
Tamworth
Burr DeBenning
Peter Sargent Fennington
Roy Poole
Glenn Kennedy
Charles Dierkop
Patsy Fain
Regis Cordic
Dr. Landsteiner
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