The Night Digger (1971)Effective psychological love story with a macabre twist not found in the original Joy Cowley novel.... See full summary » Director:Alastair Reid |
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Maura Prince
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Pamela Brown | ... |
Mrs. Edith Prince - Mother
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Nicholas Clay | ... |
Billy Jarvis
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Jean Anderson | ... |
Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
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Graham Crowden | ... |
Mr. Bolton
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Yootha Joyce | ... |
Mrs. Palafox
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Peter Sallis | ... |
Reverend Rupert Palafox
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Brigit Forsyth | ... |
District Nurse
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Sebastian Breaks | ... |
Dr. Ronnie Robinson
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Diana Patrick | ... |
Mary Wingate
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Jenny McCracken | ... |
Jenny - Farmwife
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Bruce Myles | ... |
Bank Clerk
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Zoe Alexander | ... |
Stroke Patient
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Christopher Reynalds | ... |
Young Billy
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Elaine Ives-Cameron | ... |
Gypsy
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Storyline
Effective psychological love story with a macabre twist not found in the original Joy Cowley novel. The dreary existence of middle- aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there is more to Billy than meets the eye. This well-crafted film, full of sexual tension and Gothic flavor, was Patricia Neal's second after her return to acting, her real-life stroke worked deftly into the story by then-husband Roald Dahl. Written by Shane Pitkin <be50006@binghamton.edu>
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A lonely woman in a decaying mansion... A young stranger on a big, black bike. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishAlso Known As:
The Road Builder See more »Filming Locations:
Twickenham Film Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UKCompany Credits
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1.66 : 1
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The original length of the film was 110 minutes. Bernard Herrmann composed his score for 110 minutes version. But about 13 minutes were cut right before the film's official release. So some of Bernard Herrmann's cues didn't end up in the film. In the released version (97 - 98 minutes), small portions of Herrmann's cue close to the end of the film was accidentally edited out. Some of Herrmann's cues that he composed for certain scenes in the released version didn't end up in the released cut. One of the unused cues was a cue for the scene where the nurse walks back and enters into her car. See more »
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