Fear in the Night
Fear in the Night

Movie·1972·1h 34m

Fear in the Night

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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The Story

It took Peggy Heller a long time to recover from the trauma of a brutal physical assault, suffered in her youth. When she married Robert, he provided her with the love and reassurance she craved for and the two settled down in a pretty house in the grounds of the public school where Robert was a master. But the headmaster of the school is not what he seems and Peggy is convinced he means to harm her - is her fear a figment of her tortured imagination or are there forces at work that intend to manipulate her anxieties with fatal consequences?

Written By

Michael Syson

Producer

Jimmy Sangster

Cinematography

Arthur Grant

Music

John McCabe

Editor

Peter Weatherley

Themes

murderpsychological thrillernervous breakdownnewlywedschoolhouse

Production House

Hammer Film Productions

Audience Score

58%

65 votes

Skip14%
Timepass34%
Go for it35%
Perfection17%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Molly Carmichael

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Michael Carmichael

Judy Geeson

Judy Geeson

Peggy Heller

Ralph Bates

Ralph Bates

Robert Heller

James Cossins

James Cossins

The Doctor

Gillian Lind

Gillian Lind

Mrs. Beamish

Brian Grellis

Brian Grellis

2nd Policeman

John Bown

1st Policeman

Jimmy Gardner

Jimmy Gardner

Psychiatrist (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Jimmy Sangster

Jimmy Sangster

Director, Writer, Producer

Michael Syson

Writer

John McCabe

Original Music Composer

Arthur Grant

Director of Photography

Peter Weatherley

Editor

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