| The Couch | |
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| Directed by | Owen Crump |
| Screenplay by | Robert Bloch |
| Story by | Blake Edwards Owen Crump |
| Produced by | Owen Crump |
| Starring | Grant Williams Shirley Knight Onslow Stevens William Leslie Anne Helm Simon Scott |
| Cinematography | Harold E. Stine |
| Edited by | Leo H. Shreve |
| Music by | Frank Perkins |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Couch is a 1962 American psychological horror film directed by Owen Crump from a screenplay by Robert Bloch and a story by Blake Edwards and Owen Crump. The film stars Grant Williams, Shirley Knight, and Onslow Stevens.[1][2] The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 21, 1962.
- ^ Randall D. Larson Films Into Books: An Analytical Bibliography of Film 1995 p73-74 "Realizing that the action sequences were interspersed with lengthy stretches of therapy sessions, I decided to add another visual element - the subjective hallucinations of the murderer. These were approved by Owen Crump and I wrote them into the script — only to have them deleted when the film was shot for reasons of economy... When I was asked to novelize my screenplay I put back my fantasy-and-hallucination material and... explored the murderer's mind more deeply... [1] As a result, The Couch [novel] is very much along the lines of Bloch' s subjective psychological thrillers, The Scarf and Psycho."
- ^ Psychotherapists on Film, 1899-1999: A Worldwide Guide 0786412976 John Flowers, Paul Frizler - 2004 "The Couch. 1962, Warner Brothers, U.S., 100 min. Director: Owen Crump. Screenplay: Blake Edwards. Based on a story by Robert Bloch, Owen Crump. Cast: Grant Williams, Charles Campbell, Shirley Knight, Terry, Onslow Stevens, Dr. Janz, ."