See No Evil (1971)

Recently blinded in a horse riding accident, a young woman (Mia Farrow) is recovering at the home of her aunt (Dorothy Alison) and uncle (Robin Bailey) and their daughter (Diane Grayson). After spending the day with her boyfriend (Norman Eshley), she returns home unaware the entire family has been murdered. But the killer has accidentally left behind a clue to his identity. This taut little thriller bears some superficial resemblance to WAIT UNTIL DARK, another thriller with a blind heroine in danger scenario. But the similarity ends there. Whereas WAIT UNTIL DARK was based on a play and the film version played out mostly on one apartment set, Farrow's role is more physically demanding (knocked off horses, falling down stairs and hillsides, slapped and strangled etc.) than Audrey Hepburn's blind heroine. Farrow gives a strong performance balancing the delicate damsel in distress with a resourceful, determined heroine. Curiously, the film attempts to make a link between sex (the killer reads porn) and violence (the killer goes to violent movies) in society as a possible motive for the murderer's actions. Still, as a "damsel in distress" thriller, it's pretty potent. The excellent score is by Elmer Bernstein. Directed by Richard Fleischer (20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA). With Paul Nicholas (TOMMY), Brian Rawlinson and Lila Kaye.