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7.1/10   166 votes
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Director:
Bryan Forbes
Writers:
Bryan Forbes (screenplay)
Robert Nicolson (novel)
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Release Date:
1967 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
The Whisperers, who are they?
Plot:
The title refers to the creatures a very poor addled old lady (Dame Edith Evans) imagines in her paranoid fantasies... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A great character study of a very old lady whose loneliness causes her to "hear" voices. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Edith Evans ... Mrs. Maggie Ross
Eric Portman ... Archie Ross
Nanette Newman ... The Girl Upstairs
Avis Bunnage ... Mrs. Noonan
Gerald Sim ... Mr. Conrad
Ronald Fraser ... Charlie Ross
Robin Bailey ... Psychiatrist
Kenneth Griffith ... Mr. Weaver
Leonard Rossiter ... Assistance Board Officer
Margaret Tyzack ... Hospital Almoner
Clare Kelly ... Prostitute
Michael Lees ... First Young Man
Lionel Gamlin ... Mr. Conrad's Colleague
Robert Russell ... Andy
Harry Baird ... Earl, The Man Upstairs
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Whisperers (USA)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-7 (new rating: 2001) | France:U | UK:A (original rating) | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:15
Company:
Seven Pines more

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Quotes:
Mrs. Ross: Are you there? more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
A great character study of a very old lady whose loneliness causes her to "hear" voices., 9 February 2008
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Author: budmichaelfla from United States

DAME Edith Evans is superb in this, as she was in all her roles, but never better than this, playing a delusional, paranoid senior who hear voices. This film is a crowning glory to an extremely long and distinguished career. It's a great role for a great actress.She displayed not only keen emotional acting but she also showed us what physical acting is all about with her appropriate body moves and facial manipulations. I think this was her only Academy Award nominated role for Best Actress, but she won many other awards for this excellent performance. I miss her portrayals even today. She often played roles in films of the works of Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. Her place in British cinema is perhaps handed down to the likes of Julie Christie, or Cate Blanchett, but only time will tell if their careers can span the length of time that Evans' did. Buddy

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