Death Weekend

Death Weekend (1976, Canada) is a Crime Thriller film directed by William Fruet.

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Main Details

• Released in 1976
• Color
• Running Time: 87 Min.
• Production Co: Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) | DAL Arts | Famous Players | Quadrant Films
• Distribution Co: Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1976) (Canada) (theatrical) | American International Pictures (AIP) (1977) (USA) (theatrical)
• Written and Directed by William Fruet
• Starring: Brenda Vaccaro, Don Stroud, Chuck Shamata, Richard Ayres
• Produced by Don Carmody, John Dunning, André Link, Ivan Reitman
• Cinematography by Robert Saad
• Film Editing by Debra Karen, Debbie Karjala, Jean LaFleur

Plot Summary

• A rich playboy has a large house in the countryside. One weekend he invites a fashion model. On his way to the house, he drives past a gang of crazy young men. The men find out where the house is and begin to terrorize the couple.

Also Known As

• Fin de semana sangriento (Argentina / Spain)
• Bluthunde (Germany)
• Fim de Semana Mortal (Portugal) (original subtitled version)
• Fim-de-Semana Mortal (Brazil)
• Fin de semaine infernale (Canada) (video title) (French title)
• Inferno im Moor (Germany)
• Miertelny weekend (Poland)
• Party des Grauens (Germany)
• Tappava viikonloppu (Finland) (informal title)
• The House by the Lake
• Vergewaltigung (Germany)
• Un Violento week-end di terrore (Italy)
• Week-end sauvage (France)
• The House By The Lake

Taglines

• It began with a rape. It ended with a massacre!
• Their first mistake was raping her. Their second, letting her go.
• It was Thanksgiving weekend. Diane had nothing to be thankful for... she was just trying to stay alive!
• Tension so unbearable so overwhelming so uncontrollable you'll want to scream out loud!