W (1974 film)

W (also titled I Want Her Dead and W Is the Mark of Death) is a 1974 American psychological thriller film directed by Richard Quine and starring Twiggy, Dirk Benedict and Michael Witney. It was produced by Mel Ferrer.^[1]

W
Directed by	Richard Quine
Written by	Gerald Di Pego James Kelley
Story by	James Kelley Ronald Shusett
Produced by	Mel Ferrer
Starring	Twiggy Dirk Benedict Michael Witney Eugene Roche John Vernon Michael Conrad
Cinematography	Gerald Hirschfeld
Edited by	Gene Milford
Music by	Johnny Mandel
Production company	Bing Crosby Productions
Distributed by	Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Release date	June 27, 1974 (1974-06-27)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Within 24 hours, three near-fatal accidents have occurred. At the scene of each, the letter "W" is scrawled over the injured person. Katie Lewis (Twiggy) and her husband Ben (Michael Witney) discover that these accidents are in fact the work of a mysterious killer, and that they are the real targets. While trying to avoid death, the couple must struggle to discover the source of these attacks.

Cast

• Twiggy as Katie Lewis
• Michael Witney as Ben Lewis
• Eugene Roche as Charles Jasper
• Dirk Benedict as William Caulder
• John Vernon as Arnie Felson
• Michael Conrad as Lt. Whitfield
• Alfred Ryder as Investigator

Filming

W was filmed at San Pedro Harbor and Trancas Beach, California, from April 30 to mid-June 1973.

See also

• List of American films of 1974