reunites with Belle, leaving Robarts alone. Upon seeing a newspaper headline, Robarts tries to chase them but loses them. The film culminates with the couple spending the night at a hotel. A flashback reveals the truth: after sexual abuse by her uncle during her orphaned childhood, Belle snapped and murdered her uncle, which resulted in her confinement in Greenwood Mental Hospital. Now, Belle is finally arrested by the police, but not before she murders Stephen. The title is explained: they were both deadly strangers. Cast Belle Adams - Hayley Mills Stephen Slade - Simon Ward Malcolm Robarts - Sterling Hayden Jim Nicholls - Ken Hutchison Belle's Uncle - Peter Jeffrey Café Owner - Hubert Tucker Petrol Station Attendant - Nina Francis 1st Motorcycle Youth - George Collis 2nd Motorcycle Youth - Ralph Arliss Stephen's Girlfriend - Juliet Aykroyd Motorcycle Policeman - Roger Nott Hotel Receptionist - Norman Tyrrell Filming locations The film credits state that all filming was conducted in the West Country. Specifically, the locations have been identified as Bristol and Somerset. Critical reception Time Out noted "old-fashioned psychopathic goings-on in the West Country" and its "sole redeeming feature is Hayley Mills, who suggests an actress capable of much better things than she has been offered recently. Hayers, to his credit, does exploit her best quality - an insolent, slightly offhand sex appeal" ; while TV Guide found it an "occasionally intriguing tale," concluding that it was "well done, but it seems to bog down in its own cleverness"; whereas The Terror Trap found it "a satisfying and well made British psycho thriller." Filmink criticised the story. External links Deadly Strangers at Reel Streets References 1975 films 1970s crime thriller films 1970s psychological thriller films British thriller films Films directed by Sidney Hayers Films scored by Ron Goodwin 1970s English-language films 1970s British films