Games (1967)

Director
Curtis Harrington

Main cast
Simone Signoret; James Caan; Katharine Ross; Don Stroud; Kent Smith

Genres
Thriller

Description
A mysterious woman (Simone Signoret) in black moves in with married Manhattan thrill-seekers (James Caan, Katharine Ross) and helps one trick the other.


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