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Night Must Fall

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An English widow (Mona Washbourne) and her niece (Susan Hampshire) are charmed by a working-class ax killer (Albert Finney) who keeps a head in a box.

Critics Reviews

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Judith Crist New York Herald Tribune 08/15/2022
"Psychological" thriller? Psycho is the word -- and sodden the art. Go to Full Review Merl Edelman Los Angeles Free Press 01/24/2020
If you're thinking of Psycho, this is much, much better. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Marianne J May 22 I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I didn't find it to be much of a horror flick, but it did capture my attention throughout the entire film; you just weren't sure what was going to happen next. Albert Finney's character was pretty amazing. No wonder this man went on to be such a famous actor. See more Wayne F 10/31/2024 I found the icily cold stare of Albert Finney full power in this nifty little surprise from 1964. Well done. See more Meredith B 08/25/2024 This movie remake of the 1937 version scared the daylights out of me! The acting is amazing, the surprise startle scenes are horrifying, not because of shown gore, because your imagination takes over, and that is more frightening by far. Perfect picks for the rolls in this film. Good grief, give this one a watch! See more 04/20/2021 creaky mystery. 1936 See more 03/15/2014 Night Must Fall gives viewers solid acting (especially from psychotic Albert Finney) but a rather slow story that creeps to a unsettling finale. Night Must Fall is not great cinema but a valid entry into the 60s horror genre. See more 12/09/2008 Bloody amazing and very scary. Would definetly recommend See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Karel Reisz

Director

Albert Finney

Danny

Mona Washbourne

Mrs. Bramson

Susan Hampshire

Olivia Greyne

Sheila Hancock

Dora Parkoe

Michael Medwin

Derek
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Movie Info

Synopsis An English widow (Mona Washbourne) and her niece (Susan Hampshire) are charmed by a working-class ax killer (Albert Finney) who keeps a head in a box.
Director
Karel Reisz
Producer
Albert Finney, Karel Reisz
Screenwriter
Clive Exton
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 18, 1964, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 4, 2014
Runtime
1h 41m