To Kill a Clown

He turned a man into a fool, and a game into a nightmare.

A young hippie couple rent a secluded cabin on the beach in an attempt to re-connect with each other and save their marriage. Unfortunately, the man they rented the cabin from is a military-brat sociopath with two dogs more vicious than his temper.

1972

Drama·Thriller

1h 44min

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Top Billed Cast

Alan Alda
Maj. Evelyn Ritchie
Blythe Danner
Lily Frischer
Heath Lamberts
Timothy Frischer
Eric Clavering
Stanley

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