Blind Date

Painter Jan Van Rooyer has been art teacher to Jacqueline Cousteau, an older Frenchwoman who becomes his lover. But when she turns up dead, Van Rooyer must explain their relationship to the police to clear his name.

Cast

Hardy Krüger

as Jan-Van Rooyer

Stanley Baker

as Insp. Morgan

Micheline Presle

as Jacqueline Cousteau

John Van Eyssen

as Insp. Westover

Gordon Jackson

as Sergeant

Robert Flemyng

as Sir Brian Lewis

Jack MacGowran

as Postman

Redmond Phillips

as Police doctor

George Roubicek

as Police constable

Lee Montague

as Sgt. Farrow

Reviews

John Chard

That's not a meeting you describe. It's a collision! Blind Date (AKA: Chance Meeting) is directed by Joseph Losey and adapted to screenplay by Ben Barzman and Millard Lampell from the Leigh Howard novel. It stars Hardy Krüger, Stanley Baker, Micheline Presle, John Van Eyssen, Gordon Jackson and R...

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