Movie

When a Stranger Calls (1979)

97 min

• Horror
• Thriller

Director

Fred Walton

Released

August 24, 1979

Synopsis

A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.

Cast

• Carol Kane
• Charles Durning
• Colleen Dewhurst
• Tony Beckley
• Rutanya Alda
• Carmen Argenziano
• Kirsten Larkin
• Ron O'Neal
• Heetu
• Rachel Roberts
• Michael Champion
• William Boyett

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