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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: This hallucinatory film noir is still, for me, Joseph Losey's best film. Read more
David Thomson, The New Republic: It's really a quick, deft analysis of a kind of world where corruption and easy answers are on the advance. Read more
Tom Milne, Time Out: Losey rises magnificently to the occasion in his use of the Mojave Desert ghost town location. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: The Prowler may be the creepiest of classic noirs. Read more