What the Peeper Saw (1972)

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89 min - Drama | Thriller | Horror - 14 October 1972 (Italy)

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In this stylish and atmospheric psychological thriller reminiscent of Henry James's Turn of the Screw... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Mark Lester	...	Marcus
	Britt Ekland	...	Elise
	Hardy Krüger	...	Paul
	Lilli Palmer	...	Dr. Viorne
	Harry Andrews	...	Headmaster
	Conchita Montes	...	Sophie
	Colette Giacobine	...	Sarah (as Collette Jack)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Ricardo Palacios
	Emilio Rodríguez
	Ricardo Valle

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Storyline

In this stylish and atmospheric psychological thriller reminiscent of Henry James's Turn of the Screw, a widowed English writer brings a young, glamorous new bride to his bleak, isolated home in rural Spain. She soon becomes obsessed with her 12-year old stepson, who she learns has just been expelled from school for mysterious offenses; while the boy enjoys, exploits, and feeds her increasing paranoia about him. That he is a brilliant and lonely child is obvious. But is he the victim of a neurotic woman's overwrought imagination-- in Shakespeare's words, the innocent flower, or the serpent under it? Written by Paul Emmons <pemmons@wcupa.edu>

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What he saw is what he did.

Genres:

Drama | Thriller | Horror

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Country:

Spain | UK | Italy | USA | West Germany

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

14 October 1972 (Italy) See more »

Also Known As:

Child of the Night See more »

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 19,904,254 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cemo Film, Corona Filmproduktion, Eguiluz Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min | Spain: 88 min | UK: 95 min (uncut version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The DVD release includes two full versions of the film. The first is the UK release titled "What the Peeper Saw." The second version is the original director's cut titled "Night Child" and includes the previously cut nude scenes. The scenes were originally cut because they involved a fully nude Britt Ekland and then 13-year-old Mark Lester including one scene of the two of them in bed. See more »

What the Peeper Saw (1972)
Diabólica malicia (original title)

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