This was director Brian de Palma's first venture into horror films and it's a self-conscious tribute to Alfred Hitchcock with clear references to Psycho and Rear Window. It's enjoyable enough although the twist is pretty well telegraphed.
Grace Collier is an investigative reporter whose apartment overlooks that of her neighbour, a minor TV actress Danielle Breton. One morning she witnesses the murder of a black man Philip Woode ( Lisle Wilson ) by a deranged woman but by the time the police get there there is no sign of the body and she isn't believed. Grace decides to trail Danielle and her sinister ex-husband Emil ( William Finley ) to discover the truth.
Jennifer Salt ( as Grace Collier )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Jennifer was from Los Angeles and emerged in the late sixties. She worked with De Palma in a number of his early films and shared a house with co-star Margot Kidder. She later went on to TV fame in Soap. She retired from acting in the nineties to become a producer and writer, most notably on the series Nip/Tuck. She is now 73.
Margot Kidder ( as Danielle / Dominique )
Sex : Danielle has sex with Woode
Death : Survives
Margot is one of the best known Canadian actresses by virtue of the Superman franchise in which she played Lois Lane. Her career began in the late sixties and has been up and down in part due to drugs issues and her bipolar disorder but she is still active. She is now 69.
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