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I Start Counting

  • 1970
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 45m
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6.9/10
1.3K
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Jenny Agutter in I Start Counting (1970)
A 15-year-old girl, coming to terms with her sexuality, suspects that her foster brother may be guilty of the recent murders of young women.
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A 15 year-old girl coming to terms with her sexuality suspects her foster brother may be guilty of a murder.A 15 year-old girl coming to terms with her sexuality suspects her foster brother may be guilty of a murder.A 15 year-old girl coming to terms with her sexuality suspects her foster brother may be guilty of a murder.

  • Director
    • David Greene
  • Writers
    • Richard Harris
    • Audrey Erskine-Lindop
  • Stars
    • Jenny Agutter
    • Bryan Marshall
    • Clare Sutcliffe
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    • Director
      • David Greene
    • Writers
      • Richard Harris
      • Audrey Erskine-Lindop
    • Stars
      • Jenny Agutter
      • Bryan Marshall
      • Clare Sutcliffe
    • 34User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jenny Agutter
    Jenny Agutter
    • Wynne
    Bryan Marshall
    Bryan Marshall
    • George
    Clare Sutcliffe
    • Corinne
    Simon Ward
    Simon Ward
    • Conductor
    Gregory Phillips
    • Len
    Lana Morris
    Lana Morris
    • Leonie
    Billy Russell
    • Granddad
    Madge Ryan
    Madge Ryan
    • Mother
    Michael Feast
    Michael Feast
    • Jim
    Fay Compton
    Fay Compton
    • Mrs. Bennett
    Lally Bowers
    Lally Bowers
    • Aunt Rene
    Charles Lloyd Pack
    • Priest at School
    Lewis Fiander
    Lewis Fiander
    • Priest at Church
    Gordon Richardson
    • Tramp
    Jim Brady
    Jim Brady
    • Man Waiting on Line to Buy Ice Cream
    • (uncredited)
    Fanny Carby
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    • (uncredited)
    Phil Collins
    Phil Collins
    • Ice Cream Vendor
    • (uncredited)
    Stuart Henry
    • Stuart Henry
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Greene
    • Writers
      • Richard Harris
      • Audrey Erskine-Lindop
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    8IanIndependent

    Should be more regularly seen

    This is another very well made British Thriller from the late 60s / early 70s. Like other reviews I had seen 'I Start Counting' once before, on late night television, one (I think) Sunday evening in the early 1980s.

    It is a film that stayed with me but could never remember its title or even who was in it (I didn't even remember Jenny Agutter as the lead!) until I accidently came across it on a IMDB list. I did recall that it was don't miss a minute suspenseful.

    I have now just watched it again and it still stands the test of time. It's a horror / thriller that doesn't rely on blood, gruesome murders or cheap shocks. It keeps the viewer thinking but that is because it is a film with many levels of which the underlining narrative about a serial killer stalking young girls in a village is one of the least compelling - at least to me watching again 50 years after the film was made and around 40 since I last sat entranced.

    Agutter and Bryan Marshall are superb in this. She of course has since given many more excellent performances in a lot of very good films but I have never seen Marshall in anything as good or give a portrayal as naturally convincing as this. To be honest I have not seen him in another role so integral to the story.

    I would definitely be interested to know why this film is so rarely seen. It is certainly one for fans of the period and also for people who like their suspense to come without gratuitous violence.

    A film well worth discovering.

    I have no
    9timbriffa

    two teenage girls take an interest in a local sex murder case, against a backdrop of their own repressed sexuality

    Though I can't remember it in detail, I do remember liking this film a lot and as a teenager going to bed scared, as well as having impure thoughts about Jenny Agutter, (again.) Very atmospheric, very English and very 60s, full of the kinds of faces you seemed to only get during that decade.

    I don't know why it's hardly ever shown, but if someone were to air it occasionally, I'm sure it would gradually start to pick up a reputation as a bit of lost cult classic (a la the Wickerman.) I did find a fairly negative review in Time Out, but that probably says more about them than this film.
    lazarillo

    Quite a Find

    For me this movie was quite a find. It appeared late at night on what was normally waste-of-time English-language cable station in Turkey. The syrupy opening theme song nearly made me turn it off, but it caught my attention because it featured underrated British actress Jenny Agutter, most famous for appearing in the superb Australian art-house film "Walkabout" and playing the female love interest in a smattering of more mainstream fare like "Logan's Run" and "American Werewolf in London". Because her international debut "Walkabout" was much more famous for it's incredible cinematography of the Australian outback than it's very understated acting and almost non-existent dialogue, Agutter would become much more renown for her incredible five-minute nude swimming scene than any thespian talent she might have displayed. Her subsequent international roles were thus somewhat limited (for example, even in the PG-rated "Logan's Run" she somehow managed to have a completely gratuitous full-frontal nude scene). Only older British viewers who remember her work as a child actress on obscure BBC television programs would have too much idea of her acting talent.

    This movie would rectify that immensely if it ever finds a larger audience. Agutter (a couple years younger than she was in "Walkabout")plays a troubled pubescent girl in love with her older foster brother. When she begins to suspect that he is a serial killer terrorizing the local neighborhood she chillingly begins to cover up for him, but the truth turns out to be something quite different.

    The movie manages to be both a tense thriller and a sensitive coming-of-age flick while deftly avoiding the excesses of either genre. It obviously takes place at a time when London was in full swing (which can be seen in the panty-flashing mini-skirts worn by the characters' slightly more experienced best friend), but the movie also remains somewhat provincial and very British, kind of an early version of a Mike Leigh film. This would make a good double-bill with "Deep End", another superb but sadly forgotten film of 60's era British youth. My only complaint is the music, which aside from a smattering of Jimi Hendrix, is absolutely wretched, especially compare to the music that was coming out of Britain at that time. Nevertheless, I would definitely recommend this one.
    7AAdaSC

    9..10..11

    Jenny Agutter (Wynne) is 14 going on 15 and has a crush on her elder brother Bryan Marshall (George). He's 20 years older than her and isn't her real brother so it's not as twisted as it sounds. They live in the same family house along with another brother Gregory Phillips (Len), mother Madge Ryan and granddad Billy Russell. Agutter has a flirtatious friend Clare Sutcliffe (Corinne) and together they hang out and talk about boys and love. Agutter shares her fantasy about her brother with her friend and we see how she really cares for him. Alongside her troubled teenage time, there is a serial killer on the prowl and girls and young women are not safe in the area.

    I liked it. Another British hit for creepiness. Who is the killer? You'll probably change your mind a few times on this one as you try to figure it out. It's filmed on location with a sinister undertone and keeps you watching with various plot twists. We also get Jenny Agutter on a journey to discover what her role in life isn't destined to be and the heartaches she encounters. Who knows, maybe she gets her way once the film finishes?
    8HumanoidOfFlesh

    A forgotten gem of British psychological horror.

    A 14-year old Catholic girl Wynne(Jenny Agutter)falls in love with her older adoptive brother.Her crush is growing stronger as she believes that he is the local sex killer of young girls."I Start Counting" is a subtle exploitation film which touches several taboo subject matters including incest,drugs,rape and teenage sexuality.The story is fascinating and often confusing and the film is full of symbolism.The purity and innocence of Wynne slowly becomes corrupted.The girl believes she sees the statue of Jesus in church weeping blood.The climax of "I Start Counting" is very powerful and memorable.Along with "Night After Night After Night" a forgotten genre essential from late 60's.8 out of 10.

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      I Start Counting
      Written by Basil Kirchin, John A. Coleman, Jack Nathan and Pat Ryan

      Performed by Lindsey Moore

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 1970 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tehlikeli yaş
    • Filming locations
      • 60 Rectory Lane, Easthampstead, Bracknell, Berkshire, England, UK(Corinne's home)
    • Production company
      • Triumvirate Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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