''Revenge!'' is a 1971 American

made-for-television A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

horror-

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by

Jud Taylor Judson Taylor (February 25, 1932August 6, 2008) was an American actor, television director, and television producer. Early years Born in New York City, Taylor graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. Career Taylor is perhaps best ...

and starring

Shelley Winters Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned seven decades. She appeared in numerous films. She won Academy Awards for ''The Diary of Anne Frank'' (1959) and ''A Patch o ...

Bradford Dillman Bradford Dillman (April 14, 1930 – January 16, 2018) was an American actor and author. Early life Bradford Dillman was born on April 14, 1930, in San Francisco, the son of Dean Dillman, a stockbroker, and Josephine (née Moore). Bradford's pa ...

and

Stuart Whitman Stuart Maxwell Whitman (February 1, 1928 – March 16, 2020) was an American actor, known for his lengthy career in film and television. Whitman was born in San Francisco and raised in New York until the age of 12, when his family relocated to ...

. The film premiered as the ''

ABC Movie of the Week ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

'' on November 6, 1971.''The Abc Movie of the Week Companion: A Loving Tribute to the Classic Series''
Karol, Michael. Retrieved September 19, 2018.

Plot

Shelley Winters stars as Amanda Hilton, a deranged and vengeful mother who imprisons in a cage in her basement the man (Bradford Dillman) she believes is responsible for the seduction and suicide of her daughter. She tortures him mercilessly in her hostile revenge.

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* * 1971 television films 1971 films 1970s horror thriller films American horror thriller films ABC Movie of the Week Films directed by Jud Taylor Films scored by Dominic Frontiere Films with screenplays by Joseph Stefano 1971 horror films American horror television films 1970s American films {{US-tv-horror-film-stub