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1967 (West Germany) moreTagline:
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 synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
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(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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105 minCountry:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Finland:K-7 (new rating: 2001) | France:U | UK:A (original rating) | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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The Whisperers is a quiet British film set in Manchester, England which is northern and quite separate from the southern part of the country. In this film, Dame Edith Evans plays Margaret or Maggie Ross, a lonely elderly woman, who has a son, Charlie, and an estranged husband, Archie. The film opens as she spends her day going to the police complaining about the interracial couple upstairs or anything. She goes to the library to read the newspaper and places her feet by the heater for warmth. She also stops at the office for assistance where one person, Conrad, played wonderfully by under-appreciated Gerald Sim looks upon her very well. Her son visits for only five minutes and leaves a secret stash of money behind which causes more problems than solves for her. Maggie is quite lonely but fiercely independent. She gets the money and believes it's hers from assistance. Not realizing it may have been her son's stolen money, Charlie goes to prison but no mention of him after the money leads to meeting a woman who takes her to the bar and takes advantage of Maggie's vulnerability. Once she is passed out, the wife's husband takes her and dumps her near her home. They have robbed her and left her to die in exposure. She survives and recovers and somehow the audience meets Archie who is bribed into taking Maggie home from the hospital and staying with her. Maggie kept all of his newspapers just as he ordered and read them in her spare room which was like a library. When she comes home to the flat, the room is cleaned up. We learn that the newspapers symbolized her husband's presence in the household. After all, she never bought the paper but read it at the library for free. So all the old papers were his is cleared up. You feel sorry for Maggie but there are so many of Maggies out there who just want a little companionship, friendship, and compassion without something in return. Dame Edith Evans surely proved her acting skills making us feel for Maggie Ross.