Baffled!
1973 British TV film by Philip Leacock
| Baffled! | |
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| 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 |
| Production companies | Arena Productions ITC Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC[1] |
| Release | January 30, 1973 (1973-01-30)[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
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
- 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
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
- ^ 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.
External links
- Baffled! at IMDb
- Baffled! then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
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Films directed by Philip Leacock
- Island People (1940)
- Riders of the New Forest (1948)
- Out of True (1951)
- Life in Her Hands (1951)
- The Brave Don't Cry (1952)
- Appointment in London (1952)
- The Kidnappers (1953)
- Escapade (1955)
- The Spanish Gardener (1956)
- High Tide at Noon (1957)
- Innocent Sinners (1958)
- Take a Giant Step (1959)
- The Rabbit Trap (1959)
- Hand in Hand (1960)
- Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
- 13 West Street (1962)
- Reach for Glory (1962)
- The War Lover (1962)
- Tamahine (1963)
- Adam's Woman (1970)
- The Birdmen (1971)
- When Michael Calls (1972)
- The Great Man's Whiskers (1972)
- The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972)
- Baffled! (1973)
- Dying Room Only (1973)
- Key West (1973)
- The Thanksgiving Story (1973)
- Killer on Board (1978)
- Wild and Wooly (1978)
- The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980)
- Angel City (1980)
- The Two Lives of Carol Letner (1981)
- The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982)
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