The Eyes of Annie Jones is a 1964 American-British drama film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Richard Conte, Francesca Annis and Joyce Carey.[2] The film tells the story of a sleepwalking young woman involved with a murder.
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Directed by | Reginald Le Borg |
Written by | Louis Vittes |
Based on | story by Henry Slesar |
Produced by | Neil McCallum Jack Parsons |
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Cinematography | Peter Hennessy |
Edited by | Robert Winter |
Music by | Buxton Orr |
Production companies | Jack Parsons-Neil McCallum Productions Associated Producers Inc |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (US) Rank Film Distributors (UK)[1] |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
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Language | English |
The film was shot in Spain and financed by Robert L. Lippert.[3]
Taxi driver Lucas murders wealthy Geraldine Wheeler, with whom he had been having an affair. The victim's Aunt Helen gets in touch with Geraldine's brother David and with Annie Jones, a 17-year-old girl from a nearby orphanage, who is said to have powers of extrasensory perception.
It turns out David has been embezzling from the family and hired Lucas to do the killing. A sleepwalking Annie seems to be possessed by the dead woman's spirit, saying things like, "They won't let me rest." When she approaches a spot where the body is buried, David has to prevent Lucas from killing the girl.
The two men have a falling out over money Lucas is still owed. The police become suspicious of him, and Lucas dies after crashing his speeding car. David is arrested, and the body and soul of Geraldine had not been allowed to rest, now found in the car's trunk.
Robert L. Lippert tried to persuade Sophia Loren to play the lead.[4]
Filming started in March 1963.[5] It was shot in London.[6]
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