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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.

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

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Wayne F I found the icily cold stare of Albert Finney full power in this nifty little surprise from 1964. Well done. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Meredith B 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! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/25/24 Full Review Audience Member creaky mystery. 1936 Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/22/21 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Bloody amazing and very scary. Would definetly recommend Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting small film with a creepy performance by Albert Finney. This was shot by Freddie Francis who directed many f the Hammer horror films. Haven't seen the original but I liked this one. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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