Night Watch (1973)

Ellen Wheeler, a rich widow, is recovering from a nervous breakdown. One day, while staring out the window, she witnesses a murder. But does anybody believe her?

Director:

Brian G. Hutton

Writers:

Lucille Fletcher (play), Tony Williamson (screenplay),

Stars:

Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Billie Whitelaw

Cast

Cast overview:
Elizabeth Taylor	...	Ellen Wheeler
Laurence Harvey	...	John Wheeler
Billie Whitelaw	...	Sarah Cooke
Robert Lang	...	Appleby
Tony Britton	...	Tony
Bill Dean	...	Inspector Walker
Michael Danvers-Walker	...	Sergeant Norris
Rosario Serrano	...	Dolores
Pauline Jameson	...	Secretary
Linda Hayden	...	Girl in Car
Kevin Colson	...	Carl
Laon Maybanke	...	Florist
David Jackson	...	Wilson

Storyline

Ellen Wheeler, a rich widow, is recovering from a nervous breakdown. One day, while staring out the window, she witnesses a murder. But does anybody believe her?

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Plot Keywords:

murder | lightning | unfaithful husband | marital argument | cheating husband | 

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Taglines:

Once her nightmare begins...the terror never ends!

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Noite dos Mil Olhos

Filming Locations:

Bayswater, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brut Productions, Nightwatch Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"The Night Has Many Eyes"
by George Barrie & Sammy Cahn

User Reviews

The mad reviewer strikes again!!!

And leaves no paper trail...anyway, I decided to watch this movie after developing a fondness for Elizabeth Taylor starring in crap. That is a bit harsh--it isn't really crap. Not as bad as I thought it would be.

The whole point of this film, as I saw it, was that nothing is what it seems. Ellen Wheeler (Elizabeth Taylor--who else) seems to be a raving lunatic, but is she really? She spends much of the film in an hysterical state, begging people to believe that she saw a corpse in the house next to hers. (I swear I thought I saw something over there the first time I saw this movie, but the second time I realized I was nuts also.) I love how she gets frustrated, saying she saw him plainly; when the detective asks her to describe him, all she can manage is a vague description of a blonde man. Basically, "Why won't you believe me??? I know what I saw! What did he look like? Oh, I've no idea. I didn't look hard enough." Hubby Laurence Harvey doesn't want to call the cops. Not because there's nothing there, but in the interest of being polite--he doesn't want to bother them. "Oh, it's dark and raining. Forget the murder until a nicer day." That's an odd way of doing things...

Then there's Ellen's friend Sarah, who has been indulging in a little sin with a fella named "Barry." Ellen seems perturbed by this, but always asks where Barry is, what Barry does, what Barry eats. She has her own secret reasons for this questioning, and it all comes out in the end. Ah, the end. The end that my sister figured out before the beginning credits stopped, and the one that I didn't figure out until the ending credits stopped. That's weird--I've seen tons more movies, you'd think I'd know all the plots by now.

Gripes--idiotic music, especially the end song. Very romantic, but I didn't know this was a romance. The lighting was awful--during the creepy ending, I couldn't see what was going on. There wasn't any suspense. I couldn't see who was doing what! I did see the vast quantity of blood though, so if you're squeamish close your eyes.

All in all, very enjoyable. It's always fun to watch Elizabeth Taylor freak.