Fear in the Night

19721972
PGPG
1h 34min

6.0/10

A young woman recovering from a nervous breakdown moves with her husband to a boys' school, and finds herself being terrorized by a mysterious one-armed man, but nobody believes her.A young woman recovering from a nervous breakdown moves with her husband to a boys' school, and finds herself being terrorized by a mysterious one-armed man, but nobody believes her.A young woman recovering from a nervous breakdown moves with her husband to a boys' school, and finds herself being terrorized by a mysterious one-armed man, but nobody believes her.

6.0/10

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Director
- Jimmy Sangster
Writers
- Jimmy Sangster(screen-play)
- Michael Syson(screen-play)
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Fear in the Night

Judy Geeson and Ralph Bates in Fear in the Night (1972)

In London, twenty-two year-old Peggy Heller (Judy Geeson) meets and marries school teacher Robert Heller (Ralph Bates) after recovering from a nervous breakdown. Robert works in the countryside in a private school owned by headmaster Michael Carmichael (Peter Cushing), who is married to Molly Carmichael (Dame Joan Collins). On the eve of moving to the country with her husband, Peggy spends the night at the boarding house of Mrs. Beamish (Gillian Lind) and is attacked by a man with a mechanical arm in her room. Mrs. Beamish calls the doctor, but they do not believe Peggy. The next morning, she heads with Robert to the country and moves into the cottage in the school. Soon, Peggy is attacked by the same man, but Robert does not believe her. Then she meets the Headmaster and realizes that he has a mechanical arm. What will happen next? —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Trivia
This was the last of three films directed by Jimmy Sangster. The others were The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) and Lust for a Vampire (1971). Ralph Bates appeared in all three films.

Goofs
After Robert realizes he accidentally shot and killed Molly who was covered with a sheet in the chair, Molly's eyes blink in the next scene.

Quotes
Peggy Heller: Bob, I was attacked, I was! You don't believe me, do you?
Robert Heller: I believe you think you were attacked.

Connections
Featured in Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989)

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7/10

Intriguing and Mysterious Thriller by Hammer

In London, the twenty-two year-old Peggy Heller (Judy Geeson) meets and marries the school teacher Robert Heller (Ralph Bates) after recovering from a nervous breakdown. Robert works in the countryside in a private school owned by the headmaster Michael Carmichael (Peter Cushing), who is married with Molly Carmichael (Joan Collins). On the eve of moving to the country with her husband, Peggy spends the night at the board house of Mrs. Beamish (Gillian Lind) and is attacked by a man with mechanical arm in her room. Mrs. Beamish calls the doctor but they do not believe in Peggy. On the next morning, she heads with Robert to the country and moves to the cottage in the school. But soon Peggy is attacked by the same man but Robert does not believe in her. Then she meets The Headmaster and realizes that he has a mechanical arm. What will happen next?

"Fear in the Night" is an intriguing and mysterious thriller by Hammer with Judy Geeson in the lead role. The storyline is good but could have more characters to increase the mystery of the identity of the attacker. But it is worthwhile watching this thriller. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Um Grito Dentro da Noite" ("A Scream in the Night")

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