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Play Misty for Me

1971

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills, John Larch ...

6.5

6,145

Mystery. Drama This was Clint Eastwood's directorial debut. Dave Garver (Eastwood) is a Carmel, California, disc jockey who gets a call every night from a mysterious woman listener who requests that he play the Erroll Garner classic "Misty." After breaking up with his girlfriend Tobie (Mills), Dave looks for action in the local bars and meets Evelyn (Walter), a rather high-strung but seductive woman who is the mysterious voice that requests "Misty." ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"There is no purpose to a suspense thriller, I suppose, except to involve us, scare us, to give us moments of vicarious terror. 'Play Misty for Me' does that with an almost cruel efficiency (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Milne Time Out	"A highly enjoyable thriller."	POS
United States	Jay Cocks Time	"Eastwood displays a vigorous talent for sequences of violence and tension. He has obviously seen 'Psycho' and 'Repulsion' more than once"	POS

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