Page One: Don’t Look Now (1973)
Screenplay by Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, story by Daphne Du Maurier
Page One: “Don’t Look Now” (1973)
Screenplay by Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, story by Daphne Du Maurier
The original trailer for the movie:
Now that’s a trailer!
Plot summary: A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
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