Baffled!
| Baffled! | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Written by | Theodore Apstein |
| Directed by | Philip Leacock[1] |
| Starring | Leonard Nimoy Susan Hampshire Rachel Roberts Vera Miles |
| Music by | Richard Hill |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Norman Felton |
| Producer | Philip Leacock |
| Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
| Editor | Bill Blunden |
| Running time | 90 minutes (American version) 100 minutes (UK version) |
| Production companies | Arena Productions ITC Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC[1] |
| Release | January 30, 1973[1] |
Baffled! is a 1973 British made-for-television supernatural mystery film directed by Philip Leacock.[2][3] The story is part of the occult detective subgenre and starred Leonard Nimoy,[4] Susan Hampshire,[1] and Vera Miles.[1]
Baffled! was intended as a pilot for a television series[3] but when no network showed interest it was released in British theatres[1] and later released as a television film in America on NBC.[1] The British version runs ten minutes longer than the American.[5]
Plot
[edit]Race car driver Tom Kovack suddenly begins to experience psychic visions.[4] He meets Michelle Brent, an expert on the paranormal, and the two form an unlikely partnership. Kovack's visions draw them into an occult-themed mystery at a remote inn on the English coast.
Cast
[edit]- Leonard Nimoy as Tom Kovack
- Susan Hampshire as Michele Brent
- Rachel Roberts as Mrs. Farraday
- Vera Miles as Andrea Glenn
- Jewel Blanch as Jennifer Glenn
- Valerie Taylor as Louise Sanford
- Ray Brooks as George Tracewell
- Angharad Rees as Peggy Tracewell
- Christopher Benjamin as Verelli
Home release
[edit]Scorpion Releasing, in conjunction with ITV, released a DVD of Baffled! in 2014.[5] The DVD included both the UK version and U.S versions of the film.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Fisher, Kieran (26 January 2020). "Leonard Nimoy Races Cars and Investigates the Occult In 'Baffled!'". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Baffled!". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2nd edition. McFarland & Company. p. 70. ISBN 9780786486410.
- ^ a b Nunez, Alex (27 February 2015). "That time Leonard Nimoy played a psychic racecar driver". Road & Track. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Leonard Nimoy Is Baffled!". Star Trek. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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