Jigsaw (1968): Cast & Plot
Jigsaw is a 1968 mystery thriller directed by James Goldstone, starring Bradford Dillman as Jonathan Fields, Harry Guardino and James Doohan. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m (97 min)
- Director
- James Goldstone
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Universal Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Jigsaw About?
The premise of Jigsaw without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After inadvertently ingesting some sugar laced with LSD, a man wakes up with amnesia and in the middle of a murder plot.
Jigsaw Themes & Keywords
· 15 tags- color remake of black and white film
- drugsploitation
- murder
- man
- lsd
- amnesia
- one word title
- investigation
- government
- death
- blackmail
- apartment
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- acid flashback
- remake
- based on novel
Jigsaw Cast & Characters
Bradford Dillman leads the cast as Jonathan Fields, with Harry Guardino as Arthur Belding and James Doohan as Building Superintendent (uncredited). Directed by James Goldstone; 17 actors are credited in all.
- Director James Goldstone
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Bradford Dillman as Jonathan Fields - Harry Guardino as Arthur Belding
- James Doohan as Building Superintendent (uncredited)
- Hope Lange as Helen Atterbury
Also Starring in Jigsaw
· 13 more- Pat Hingle Lew Haley
- Michael J. Pollard Dill
- Diana Hyland Sarah
- Victor Jory Edward Arkroyd
- Roy Jenson Arnie
- Paul Stewart Dr. Simon Joshua
- Susan Saint James Ida
- Susanne Benton Arlene
- Kent McCord
- Donald Mitchell Peter (uncredited)
- Lev Mailer
- Jim Creech
- Joan Bradley
More from James Goldstone
More films directed by James Goldstone, best-rated first: Winning, When Time Ran Out..., Earth Star Voyager and Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story.
Jigsaw Plot Summary
What happens in Jigsaw from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Jonathan Fields, Bradford Dillman, wakes after his coffee has been spiked with LSD and discovers a woman drowned in his bathtub, with flecks of blood on his hands. Amnesia clouds his memory, and with no clear way to piece together what happened, he hires a private detective to chase the truth. Arthur Belding, James Doohan, is brought in to untangle the tangled threads and navigate a maze of suspicion, where every clue seems to point in circles and every lead raises more questions than it answers.
Full summary
The whole story of Jigsaw, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Jigsaw?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
What drug has been slipped into Jonathan Fields's coffee, leaving him disoriented on the fateful night?
Jigsaw Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “A Noite Convida ao Crime” and “Die nackte Tote”.
- Also known as
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- A Noite Convida ao Crime
- Die nackte Tote
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Jigsaw FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Jigsaw, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Jigsaw?
Jigsaw runs 1 hour 37 minutes (97 minutes).
When was Jigsaw released?
Jigsaw was released on June 5, 1968.
Who directed Jigsaw?
Jigsaw was directed by James Goldstone.
More films by James Goldstone Who is in the cast of Jigsaw?
Jigsaw stars Bradford Dillman as Jonathan Fields, Harry Guardino as Arthur Belding and James Doohan as Building Superintendent (uncredited), among 17 credited actors.
Does Jigsaw have a post-credit scene?
No. Jigsaw has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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