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Thriller: A Cruel Picture

- The movie that has no limits of evil!

Madeleine, rendered mute after being sexually assaulted as a youth, accepts a lift from a wealthy and sadistic pimp who soon enslaves her into his prostitution racket. Despite her limited means, Madeleine embarks on a bloody road to revenge against her captors.

Release Date : 1973-05-01

Language :Swedish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : BAV FilmUnited Producers

Production Country : Sweden

Alternative Titles : Thriller: A Cruel PictureThey Call Her One EyeHooker's RevengeThrillerThriller: A Cruel Picture (Uncut)A Cruel PictureThriller: They Call Her One-Eye

Cast

Character Name : Frigga / Madeleine / One Eye

Original Name : Christina Lindberg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tony

Original Name : Heinz Hopf

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sally

Original Name : Solveig Andersson

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Lesbian Girl

Original Name : Δέσποινα Τομαζάνη

Gender : Female

Character Name : Madeline's Father (as Per Axel Arosenius)

Original Name : Per-Axel Arosenius

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madeleine's mother

Original Name : Gunnel Wadner

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Addict

Original Name : Björn Kristiansson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman in Village

Original Name : Marie-Louise Mannervall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman in Village

Original Name : Hildur Lindberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karate Teacher (as Marshal Mc Donagh)

Original Name : Marshall McDough

Gender : Male

Character Name : Driving Teacher

Original Name : Gunnar Palm

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Madeleine

Original Name : Pamela Pethö-Galantai

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sex Buyer

Original Name : Hans-Eric Stenborg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Lars Lundgren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Car Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Per Hessman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier / Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Lindhe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Bo Arne Vibenius

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Stig Lokrantz

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Olle Nordlander

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Lennart Robertsson

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Bruno Sörwing

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Lars Sääv

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Madeline Marauds! Exploitation cinema in all its glory, or not, depending on your own personal peccadilloes! Directed, written and produced by Bo Arne Vibenius, Thriller - en grym film (AKA: They Call Her One Eye) is an infamous picture for a number of reasons, reasons that would take a whole page to write about. So use your mouse and google it because this review isn't interested in dabbling in such fare. Plot sees a young Madeline raped by a paedophile and rendered mute by the experience. Into early adulthood and Madeline (played superbly by soft core porn starlet Christinia Lindberg) unwisely takes up the offer of a lift from the odious Tony (Heinz Hopf). Pretty soon she's addicted to heroin and working as a prostitute. However, Madeline is biding her time, for she has plans, plans that spell doom for all her abusers. Does this film have artistic merit? Absolutely! In fact if you take out the inserted pornographic close-ups, which are pointless since we already know what Madeline is going through (a supposed marketing tool of the era apparently...) then this is a kick-ass film. It's a two parter, where the first half shows all of Madeline's misery, with sexual disturbance and body horror, then we switch to Madeline's fight back, where we get one of the coolest anti-heroines of 70s exploitation. She's sporting an eye patch, a glorious black trench coat, and weapons, oh yes! There are weapons, hands, guns and cars, oh my! It's here where Vibenius asks the question about justifiable revenge, whilst the super slow-mo approach to the violence will either be viewed as indulgent or classy (I'm with the latter camp). It is what it is, grungy and grimy, operating in a specialist niche of cinema, but worthy in that it didn't conform, and it has proved influential. It's just not a date movie or something to watch with you mom! Right, I'm off for a bath. 7/10

JPV852

@JPV852

2022-07-03

Okay rape-revenge thriller has a fine performance from Christina Lindberg even though she has zero lines and there are scenes tough to watch. The revenge portion is the best part however the slow-motion fight between Madeliene and the cops went on far too long. The final scene was satisfying though. **3.5/5**