Hitchhike!

1974 1h 30m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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A Los Angeles woman, on her way to visit her sister in San Fransisco, picks up a hitchhiker who has just killed his stepmother. Charmed by him, she fails to notice his strange behavior until it is too late.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cloris Leachman
Claire Stevens
Michael Brandon
Keith Miles
Henry Darrow
Gardner
Cameron Mitchell
Hadley
Sherry Jackson
Stefanie
Linden Chiles
Ken Reardon
John Elerick
Sergeant Hanrathy
Jeff Williams
Ken Reardon Jr.

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gordon Hessler
Writers: Jay Benson, M.K. Landstein, Yale Udoff
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gordon Hessler, shot by Leonard J. South. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John F. Schreyer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Cloris Leachman and Michael Brandon and Henry Darrow carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071611 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gordon Hessler directs. Leonard J. South behind the camera. John F. Schreyer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Gordon Hessler, shot by Leonard J. South. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor John F. Schreyer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Cloris Leachman and Michael Brandon and Henry Darrow carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0071611 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.