Assault is a 1971 British thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Suzy Kendall, Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones, and Lesley-Anne Down; David Essex also has a small role. It is based on the 1962 novel The Ravine by Kendal Young, and tells about a police attempt to track down a dangerous rapist/killer on the loose. In the U.S., it was retitled In the Devil's Garden. Premise After a schoolgirl is raped on her way home from school, police move in to investigate the case. After a further girl is attacked and killed, they call in the assistance of a doctor and a local schoolteacher to help solve the case. Cast Suzy Kendall as Julie West Frank Finlay as Det. Chief Supt. Velyan Freddie Jones as Reporter James Laurenson as Greg Lomax Lesley-Anne Down as Tessa Hurst Tony Beckley as Leslie Sanford Anthony Ainley as Mr. Bartell Dilys Hamlett as Mrs. Sanford James Cosmo as Det. Sgt. Beale Patrick Jordan as Sgt. Milton Allan Cuthbertson as Coroner Anabel Littledale as Susan Miller Tom Chatto as Police Doctor Kit Taylor as Doctor Jan Butlin as Day Receptionist William Hoyland as Chemist in Hospital John Swindells as Desk Sergeant Jill Carey as Night Receptionist David Essex as Man in Chemist Shop Valerie Shute as Girl in Chemist Shop John Stone as Fire Chief Siobhan Quinlan as Jenny Greenaway Marianne Stone as Matron Janet Lynn as Girl in Library References External links 1971 films 1970s thriller films British thriller films 1970s English-language films Films about rape Films directed by Sidney Hayers Films shot at Pinewood Studios Folk horror films 1970s British films