Venom (1981)

★ 5.7 1h 33m IMDb
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International terrorists attempt to kidnap a wealthy couple's child. Their plan comes unstuck, however, when a deadly Black Mamba, sent by mistake instead of a harmless snake, escapes and terrorizes both them and their hostages.

Venom

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Cast

Klaus Kinski
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Oliver Reed
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Nicol Williamson
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Sarah Miles
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Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden as Howard Anderson Died 1986 · Upper Montclair, New Jersey, USA Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor and author. He dropped out of high school at the age of 16 and hired on as mate on a schooner....
Cornelia Sharpe
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Dr_Nostromo 7/10 Feb 03, 2026
69/100

A failed kidnapping becomes a hostage situation in a house with a black mamba on the loose. This was surprisingly good with wonderful acting all around. It's a slow drama which cleverly does not focus on the snake but rather uses it as a device to maintain a high level of apprehension that certainly kept me on edge and the snake attacks, when they did occur, were pretty shocking. I loved the POV shots from the snake's perspective as it crawled around. It's reported that Kinski and Reed did not like each other and it shows in their interactions making it all the more tense. -- DrNostromo.com

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