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Paranoiac is a 1963 British psychological thriller film directed by Freddie Francis, and starring Janette Scott, Oliver Reed, Sheila Burrell, and Alexander Davion. The screenplay, written by Jimmy Sangster, was based loosely on the 1949 crime novel Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey.
Paranoiac: Directed by Freddie Francis. With Janette Scott, Oliver Reed, Sheila Burrell, Maurice Denham. A man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance.
- (3.3K)
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Freddie Francis
- 1963-05-15
Simon Ashby is a wealthy psychotic who is is coddled by his mother in their palatial mansion outside of London. One day, Ashby's long lost brother mysteriously arrives at the house, but events prove that he is an impostor, sent by Keith Kossett, son of the attorney for the family estate, who has...
An English heiress (Janette Scott) with a mad brother (Oliver Reed) loves a man (Alexander Davion) posing as her other brother, who's dead.
- (5)
- Janette Scott
- Fred Francis
- Horror
Overview. A psychotic man schemes to drive his sister mad so that he can claim her inheritance, but a deadly game of cat-and-mouse begins when an imposter intervenes.
Jan 12, 2022 · Everyone has their own secret reasons to suspect Tony, as well as their own designs on his vast inheritance – especially brother Simon (Oliver Reed, The Curse Of The Werewolf), a magnetic but ...
- 3 min
- 9.6K
- ScreamFactoryTV
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The film focuses on the Ashby family; the remaining members living off the estate of their dead parents. Their leisurely existence is rocked by the appearance of their assumed to be dead brother, who has arrived just in time to claim his inheritance.
