Silent Scream (1979 film)

The Silent Scream
Theatrical poster, stylized as Silent Scream
Directed byDenny Harris
Written by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Michael D. Murphy
  • David Shore
Edited byEdward Salier
Music byRoger Kellaway
Production
company
Speculator Productions
Distributed byAmerican Cinema Releasing
Release date
  • November 15, 1979 (1979-11-15)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$7.9 million

The Silent Scream, popularly released under the truncated title, Silent Scream, is a 1979 American slasher film directed by Denny Harris, and starring Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Steele and Yvonne De Carlo. The film follows a college student who finds rooming in a hilltop boarding house where a homicidal killer is on the loose.

The film was given a limited theatrical release in November 1979 through American Cinema Releasing. After it performed favorably at the box office, its release was expanded in January 1980. It went on to become one of the most financially successful independent horror films of the 1970s, grossing $7.9 million at the box office.