Laut cine canal wurde dieser film im jahre 1964 freigegeben. Night must fall is a riveting film with albert finney giving a fantastic performance. Night must fall is a play, a psychological thriller, by emlyn williams, first performed in 1935. Albert finney gives a captivating, beguiling performance as a psychotic killer in the shock suspense thriller night must fall, costarring susan hampshire and mona washbourne. Details about night must fall 1964 original 41x81 3 sheet movie poster. Night must fall 1964 an english widow mona washbourne and her niece susan hampshire are charmed by a workingclass ax killer albert finney who keeps a head in a box. This is quite a rare hammer horror movie from 1964, last time i saw this film was way back in the late 60s or early 70s im now 53 years of age. That night must fall was a success is evidenced by the willingness of mgm to remake the property in 1964. Although the crimes hindley committed in conjunction with her partner ian brady took place decades after night must fall was written there is a certain subtle parallel of predatory psychology at work in the two crimes the one fictional, the other real. Probably not a good movie to watch on a dark stormy night by yourself. Apr 11, 2012 trailer for the 1964 psycologial drama thriller night must fall, directed by karel reisz and starring albert finney, mona washbourne, susan hampshire and sheila hancock. Night must fall 1964 cast and crew an english widow mona washbourne and her niece susan hampshire are charmed by a workingclass ax killer albert finney who keeps a head in a box. An original theatre company and salisbury playhouse production in association with eastbourne theatres.
Night must fall 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A reteaming of the director, cinematographer, and lead actor of saturday night and sunday morning, night must fall further showcases the amazing talent of albert finney but is a bit of a misstep for the other two. Night must fall is a 1937 american film adaptation of the play by emlyn williams, adapted by john van druten and directed by richard thorpe. Night must fall 1937 is a film adaptation of the emlyn williams thrilling play of the same name, directed by richard thorpe olivia rosalind russell is the beleaguered niece and secretary for her aunt, mrs. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Night must fall is a worthy companion to other psychological horror flicks of the early 1960s. An english widow mona washbourne and her niece susan hampshire are charmed by a workingclass ax killer albert finney. Night must fall dvd 1964 region 1 us import ntsc very good. Directed by karel reisz been reading op on the movie and it seems most viewers are very taken with violently sick at a scene depicting albert finney walking by the swamp clutching the torso of his latest victim under his arm. A critical success, night must fall was named the best film of the year by the. Crime, thriller a psychotic killer gets in the good graces of his aging invalid employer, and worms his way into the affection of her beautiful daughter, with unpleasant results for all.
Night angel 1990 bug 1975 robot ninja 1989 vice academy part 2 1990 endless night 1972. Night must fall 1964 original 41x81 3 sheet movie poster. Albert finney gives a captivating, beguiling performance as a psychotic killer in the shocksuspense thriller night must fall, costarring susan. So, if you really want to enjoy this movie, get the original 1937 one, you wont regret it. Actual photo image is sharper and more detailed than online image. A psychotic killer gets in the good graces of his aging invalid employer. Night must fall also stars mona washbourne, susan hampshire, sheila hancock, michael medwin. Night must fall is a film directed by karel reisz with albert finney, susan. She reprised her role in the stage drama in london and new york city. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Night must fall dvdr 1964 warner archive collection. Albert finney susan hampshire star in the 1964 version. He plays danny, the boyfriend of a kitchen maid sheila hancock who works for a wealthy widow.
Albert finneysusan hampshire star in the 1964 version. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info. At the early date of 1964, the film can be excused for not quite getting it right, but its distasteful to a degree and shifts the blame to the victims in a way muddies what otherwise is a compelling bit of cultural critique. Girly, creepy erotic british thriller, comes to dvd. Overview of night must fall, 1964, directed by karel reisz, with albert finney, mona washbourne, susan hampshire, at turner classic movies. The old womans niece is not so easily swayed by dannys blarney, but she finds him. Night must fall is a remake of the 1937 film of the same name, which was in turn based on the 1935 play by emlyn williams.
Trailer for the 1964 psycologial drama thriller night must fall, directed by karel reisz and starring albert finney, mona washbourne, susan. Robert montgomeryrosalind russell in the 1937 version. Night must fall the 1964 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. If you arent totally spoiled by the whiplash pacing of todays movies, night must fall still packs a special thrill for lovers of literate, wellacted melodrama. One of the things ive come to learn from writing these motds is that the order in. He attended every day of the trial of child killer myra hindley. By todd garbarini freddie francis had a long and prosperous career in the cinema, learning many areas of filmmaking by cutting his teeth as a stills photographer, clapper boy, camera loader and focus. Night must fall 1964 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Anyhow, if you wanna see albert finney shower, bathe and stand soaking wet while holding a meat cleaver, have i got the movie for you. Not the girls in an english village abuzz over the discovery of a headless corpse. Original hard days night, a 1964 movie poster in c8. In this film, danny is a wickedly charming irish bellhop who wins the confidence of an elderly invalid.
Albert finney stars in mgms night must fall, a study of a disarming psycopath who wields a chilling power over three women. Night must fall 1964 0318 1964 us thriller 1h 32m user score. Night must fall 1964 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. After the success of saturday night and sunday morning director karel reisz and actor albert finney reunited next year to adapt emlyn williams play night must fall, filmed earlier in 1937 with robert montgomery in finneys role of danny. A psychotic killer gets in the good graces of his aging invalid employer, and worms his way into the affection of her beautiful daughter, with unpleasant results for all.
Released theatrically by mgm, the film was panned by viewers and critics no one wanted to see finney turn from tom jones character to a murderous. Albert finney stars in this second film version of emlyn williams thriller. She blogged by night stacia kissick jones time out. Night must fall 1964 karel reisz, albert finney, susan.
Finney plays a deranged man who charms his way into a wealthy, elderly womans house by appealing to her motherly needs. Read info about the screenplay for night must fall, 1964, directed by karel reisz, with albert finney, mona washbourne, susan hampshire. It was directed by karel reisz from a script by clive exton and starred albert finney, mona washbourne, and susan hampshire, but was not as successful as the original film. See the full list of night must fall cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. It stars robert montgomery, rosalind russell and dame may whitty in her hollywood film debut at age 72.
Its frightening to think what a face can hide an original theatre company and salisbury playhouse production in association with eastbourne theatres. Night must fall 1964 albert finney region free dvd sealed. Released here in the states in the spring of 1964, right after tom jones had become a worldwide phenomenon including winning the academy award for best picture, 1963, night must fall opened to empty houses, largely failing to impress critics who sited it as woefully inferior to director richard thorpes 1937 version the movie itself garnered. An english widow mona washbourne and her niece susan hampshire are charmed by a workingclass ax killer albert finney who keeps a head in a box. Original movie poster for hard days night, a 1964 21218 original united artists six sheet poster 81x81. Karel reisz warner archive collection the lusty brawling star of tom jones goes psycho in night must fall, out on manufacturedondemand dvdr from warner archive. However, it isnt long before he sets his sights on the widows daughter, olivia susan hampshire. There have been three film adaptations, night must fall 1937. Hear classic music from night must fall, 1964, directed by karel reisz, with albert finney, mona washbourne, susan hampshire, at tcm. Night must fall 1964 albert finney region free dvd.
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