The Hitch-Hiker

Name: The Hitch-Hiker
Director: Ida Lupino
Released: 1953-03-30T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 6.8

1953 · TMDB 6.8

Directed by Ida Lupino

Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.

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Two men on a fishing trip pick up a hitchhiker who turns out to be a psychopathic killer, leading to a tense, claustrophobic road trip through the desert.

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Edmond O'Brien Frank Lovejoy William Talman José Torvay Sam Hayes Wendell Niles Jean Del Val Clark Howat Natividad Vacío Larry Hudson Collier Young Gordon Barnes

Director · Ida Lupino Producer · Collier Young Writer · Collier Young Writer · Ida Lupino Writer · Robert L. Joseph Writer · Daniel Mainwaring Cinematography · Nicholas Musuraca Composer · Leith Stevens Editor · Douglas Stewart

Runtime: 71 min
Released: 1953-03-30
Studio: The Filmakers
Country: United States of America
Language: English
TMDB score: 6.8

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Two men on a fishing trip pick up a hitchhiker who turns out to be a psychopathic killer, leading to a tense, claustrophobic road trip through the desert.