---
title: 'The Sadist (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Landis'
released: '1963-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sadist-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057465/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sadist (1963)

1963 · Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Sadist is a 1963 American thriller film written and directed by James Landis. It stars Arch Hall, Jr. as a psychopathic spree killer, patterned after Charles Starkweather, who takes a trio of hostages at a junkyard. The low-budget, independent film is notable for being the debut of future Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond. It was distributed by Fairway International Pictures in the United States.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Landis](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-landis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Sawtell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sawtell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilmos-zsigmond)

## Cast

- [Arch Hall, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/arch-hall-jr)

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