Wait Until Dark (film)

Wait Until Dark
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTerence Young
Screenplay by
Based onWait Until Dark
by Frederick Knott
Produced byMel Ferrer
Starring
CinematographyCharles Lang
Edited byGene Milford
Music byHenry Mancini
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release date
  • October 26, 1967 (1967-10-26)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million
Box office$17.5 million

Wait Until Dark is a 1967 American psychological thriller film made by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, and Richard Crenna. The picture was directed by Terence Young and produced by Mel Ferrer, from a screenplay by Robert Carrington and Jane-Howard Carrington based on the 1966 play by Frederick Knott. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Jack Weston appear in supporting roles.

Hepburn earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her performance, while Zimbalist was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. The film is ranked number 55 on the American Film Institute's 2001 "100 Years...100 Thrills" list, and its climax is ranked tenth on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.