I Start Counting
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| Directed by | David Greene |
| Screenplay by | Richard Harris |
| Based on | I Start Counting by Audrey Erskine Lindop |
| Produced by | David Greene Stanley R. Jaffe |
| Starring | Jenny Agutter Bryan Marshall Simon Ward |
| Cinematography | Alex Thomson |
| Edited by | Keith Palmer |
| Music by | Basil Kirchin |
Production company | Triumvirate Films |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
I Start Counting is a 1970 British coming-of-age drama thriller film directed by David Greene and starring Jenny Agutter and Bryan Marshall. It was written by Richard Harris. The film's plot follows a teenage girl who comes to suspect that her adult stepbrother is a serial killer. It was based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Audrey Erskine Lindop.
The film was moderately controversial because of Agutter's squeaky-clean image and youth (16, playing a 14-year-old), when coupled with the film's sexual content, including a title sequence in which the camera lingers over Agutter as she gets dressed.