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'Assault' is a 1971 British thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Suzy Kendall, Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones, and Lesley-Anne Down; David Essex also has a small role. It is based on the 1962 novel 'The Ravine' by Kendal Young, and tells about a police attempt to track down a dangerous rapist/killer on the loose. In the U.S., it was retitled 'In the Devil's Garden'.

Premise



After a schoolgirl is raped on her way home from school, police move in to investigate the case. After a further girl is attacked and killed, they call in the assistance of a doctor and a local schoolteacher to help solve the case.

Cast



* Suzy Kendall as Julie West

* Frank Finlay as Det. Chief Supt. Velyan

* Freddie Jones as Reporter

* James Laurenson as Greg Lomax

* Lesley-Anne Down as Tessa Hurst

* Tony Beckley as Leslie Sanford

* Anthony Ainley as Mr. Bartell

* Dilys Hamlett as Mrs. Sanford

* James Cosmo as Det. Sgt. Beale

* Patrick Jordan as Sgt. Milton

* Allan Cuthbertson as Coroner

* Anabel Littledale as Susan Miller

* Tom Chatto as Police Doctor

* Kit Taylor as Doctor

* Jan Butlin as Day Receptionist

* William Hoyland as Chemist in Hospital

* John Swindells as Desk Sergeant

* Jill Carey as Night Receptionist

* David Essex as Man in Chemist Shop

* Valerie Shute as Girl in Chemist Shop

* John Stone as Fire Chief

* Siobhan Quinlan as Jenny Greenaway

* Marianne Stone as Matron

* Janet Lynn as Girl in Library

References




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