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Director:
Seth Holt
Writers:
Marryam Modell (novel)
Jimmy Sangster (writer)
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Release Date:
27 October 1965 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Another Memorable Davis Portrait! more
Plot:
Bette Davis stars as an English nanny whose sense of reality is clouded due to some deep dark secret in her past. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Chilling more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Bette Davis ... Nanny
Wendy Craig ... Virginia 'Virgie' Fane
Jill Bennett ... Aunt Pen
James Villiers ... Bill Fane
William Dix ... Joey Fane
Pamela Franklin ... Bobbie Medman
Jack Watling ... Dr. Medman
Maurice Denham ... Dr. Beamaster
Alfred Burke ... Dr. Wills
Harry Fowler ... Milkman
Angharad Aubrey ... Susy Fane
Nora Gordon ... Mrs. Griggs
Sandra Power ... Sarah
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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min | USA:93 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Unrated

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The role of the Nanny was originally intended for Greer Garson who first accepted then declined, saying the script would not be good for her career. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the scene where they put the doll into the bathtub to scare the nanny: When they first pick up the doll, it has blonde hair, then when they put it into the bathtub, it has black hair, then when the nanny finds it, it has blonde hair again. This is a technique that is repeated throughout the second half of the film, whenever the bathtub death is revisited by the characters. more
Quotes:
The nanny: What was so bad about Mrs. Griggs?
Joey Fane: She was like you.
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Movie Connections:
References "Ben Casey" (1961) more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Chilling, 18 November 2001
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Author: pjabed from Cape Cod, MA USA

Bette Davis gives her most chilling performance in this film. Her restraint is remarkable, following Baby Jane as this film did. If you ever want to see what passive aggressive looks like, watch this movie. I've seen it twice, and would want to see it again.

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