Brucey D This movie starts with an unpromising premise and proceeds with imperfect production values, but to my surprise the end result is fairly gripping. The acting talents of Reed and Tushingham drag what could otherwise have been pretty stolid daytime TV fodder (think Hallmark TV in more contemporary context) into a different league. Reed's performance as La Bête, the earthy, rum-swilling 'beast' with a (normally hidden) softer side is almost playing to type, but he makes a pretty good fist of it. Tushingham's mute girl is played with great expression too; and their primal struggles to survive in the wilderness are the backdrop against which their relationship slowly develops.I'm sure not everyone will find this film a '9' or a '10' , but it is well worth watching; recently screened on British TV channel 'talking pictures' it made absorbing viewing. This was despite the fact that they could only manage to show a fairly iffy transfer from a grubby print to 4:3 video, which meant the film lost much of its original visual impact in widescreen.

davidmantle Considering Rita does not speak in the entire film she says so much through her eyes and facial expressions. Oliver Is his usual brilliant self. An absolute gem of a movie with some of the best scenery in cinematic history.

Leofwine_draca THE TRAP is a nicely entertaining British/Canadian wilderness adventure film, directed by the consistently interesting director Sidney Hayers who previously made the likes of CIRCUS OF HORRORS and NIGHT OF THE EAGLE. This one's a virtual two-hander about a swaggering character played by a typically larger-than-life Oliver Reed, who lives in a hut out in the snowy Canadian wilderness, who decides to get a wife in the shape of the mute Rita Tushingham.What follows is a wordless romance of sorts (at least on Tushingham's part), dealing with the usual survival staples including animal attacks, unfriendly locations, illness, and inclement weather conditions. The film is well shot in Canada, which makes it look and feel very authentic, and Reed is a delight as the tough-guy lead. Best of all is the excellent stirring theme music, which to my mind beats Wagner at his own game.

picorporation The movie The Trap made at Panorama film studios in West Vancouver and Kates Iland in BC was a delight to work on with such great actors as Oliver Reed and Rita Tushingham.Support bit players and character extras were people like Chief Dan George, his son Lenorad who now is a hereditary band Chief in British Columbia. My photo can be seen on the Wharf scene where a minor points out to me the woman on board the tug boat. My picture shows a taller person wearing a black Cowboy stetson hat.Of the productions I have worked on including various Little Hobo television productions doing character acting parts, my most memorable part of working in films was in the Movie the Trap Warren D.