Play Misty for Me | |
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Directed by | Clint Eastwood |
Screenplay by | Jo Heims Dean Riesner |
Story by | Jo Heims |
Produced by | Robert Daley |
Starring | Clint Eastwood Jessica Walter Donna Mills John Larch |
Cinematography | Bruce Surtees |
Edited by | Carl Pingitore |
Music by | Dee Barton |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $950,000[2] |
Box office | $10.6 million[3] |
Play Misty for Me is a 1971 American psychological thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, his directorial debut. Jessica Walter and Donna Mills co-star. The screenplay, written by regular Eastwood collaborators Jo Heims and Dean Riesner, follows a radio disc jockey (Eastwood) being stalked by an obsessed female fan (Walter).
The film was a critical and financial success, with Walter earning praise for her first major film role, including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.