When a Stranger Calls is a 1979 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Fred Walton, co-written by Steve Feke, and starring Charles Durning, Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst and Tony Beckley. Its plot follows Jill Johnson, a young woman being terrorized by a psychopathic killer while babysitting, the killer's stalking of another woman, his returning to torment Jill years later, and a detective's trying to find him. Rachel Roberts, Ron O'Neal, Carmen Argenziano, and Rutanya Alda appear in supporting roles. The film derives its story from the folk legend of "the babysitter and the man upstairs".
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
Directed by Fred Walton
Genres - Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery-Suspense, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller Film |
Release Date - Aug 24, 1979 |
Run Time - 97 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Movie Info
Budget
$1,500,000
Box Office
$21,411,158
Themes
Tags
Babysitter, Phone Call, Suspense, Violent
Attributes
Narrative Location: Los Angeles
Subject: serial killer
Subject: serial killer
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Alternate Titles
'n maniak belt op...
NL
Chamada Misteriosa
PT
Cuando llama un extraño
AR, MX
Das Grauen kommt um 10
DE
Das Grauen kommt um Zehn
DE
Ismeretlen hívás
HU
Kad stranac pozove
RS
Kiedy dzwoni nieznajomy
PL
Ko poklice neznanec
SI
Kravges agonias
GR
Kun tuntematon soittaa...
FI
Llama un extraño
ES
Mensageiro da Morte
BR
Når en morder ringer
DK
Quando chiama uno sconosciuto
IT
Quando Um Estranho Chama
BR
Rösten inifrån
SE
Telefondaki Yabancı
TR
Telefonterror
NO
Terreur sur la ligne
CA, FR
When a Stranger Calls
AU, CA, NL, GB, US
Когда звонит незнакомец
, RU
夕暮れにベルが鳴る
JP
就在你身邊
TW