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Nothing but the Night

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When various trustees of the Van Traylen Orphanage begin dying in close order, it's at first written off as a coincidence. But, when a school bus accident very nearly takes out three more of them along with a group of orphans, Col. Bingham (Christopher Lee) and his pathologist friend, Mark (Peter Cushing), begin looking into the deaths. They come to think the answer lies with one of the girls on the bus, who has vivid memories of things she could not possibly have seen.
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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 02/04/2024
3/5
…an odd little film, but there’s an original idea in there, and with a cast of classic British stars, it’s better than nothing as a casual watch… Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/14/2016
C
Convoluted murder mystery with unconvincing supernatural threads. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Edward K 04/20/2023 I love Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing movies, and seen probably all their Hammer films. But, I just couldn't get into this film. It was slow and boring and could t figure out what was going on. Turned it off after a few mins. See more 03/09/2022 This could have been a great film, but it never quite makes up it's mind whether it's a crime, sci-fi or horror. Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are on their usual high form, but the sight of Diana Dors trying to hide from the police in a brunette wig and a red coat takes some credibility away from the film. See more 05/24/2020 interesting but draggy. See more 10/23/2016 Okay Christopher Lee/Peter Cushing outing that was actually produced by Lee's production company (it's first and only production). The film had potential with Lee playing a good guy for a change as a police detective investigating a series of deaths, which leads him to Satanic worshiping school children. I was hoping this would be something along the lines of "The Devil Rides Out" but the film's good bits, and there are quite a few good creepy moments, are bogged down by an awful lot of dull exposition. Not bad, but not great. Overall, this one is kind of a mixed bag. See more 10/10/2016 OK late career hammer horror See more 03/13/2016 Nice little thriller that manages to keep the twist hidden right to the end. See more Read all reviews
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Peter Sasdy

Director

Christopher Lee

Col. Charles Bingham

Peter Cushing

Sir Mark Ashley

Diana Dors

Anna Harb

Georgia Brown

Joan Foster

Keith Barron

Dr. Haynes
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Synopsis When various trustees of the Van Traylen Orphanage begin dying in close order, it's at first written off as a coincidence. But, when a school bus accident very nearly takes out three more of them along with a group of orphans, Col. Bingham (Christopher Lee) and his pathologist friend, Mark (Peter Cushing), begin looking into the deaths. They come to think the answer lies with one of the girls on the bus, who has vivid memories of things she could not possibly have seen.
Director
Peter Sasdy
Producer
Anthony Nelson Keys
Screenwriter
Brian Hayles
Production Co
Charlemagne Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 9, 2018
Runtime
1h 30m
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