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Silent Night, Bloody Night

  • 19721972
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  • 1h 21m
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5.2/10
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Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
A man inherits a mansion which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.
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A man inherits a mansion which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.A man inherits a mansion which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.A man inherits a mansion which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
4.6K
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    • Theodore Gershuny
    • Theodore Gershuny
    • Jeffrey Konvitz(screenplay)
    • Ira Teller(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Patrick O'Neal
    • James Patterson
    • Mary Woronov
    • Theodore Gershuny
    • Theodore Gershuny
    • Jeffrey Konvitz(screenplay)
    • Ira Teller(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Patrick O'Neal
    • James Patterson
    • Mary Woronov
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 86User reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
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    Candy Darling in Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
    Fran Stevens in Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
    Mary Woronov in Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
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    Astrid Heeren in Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)

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    Patrick O'Neal
    Patrick O'Neal
    • John Carter
    James Patterson
    James Patterson
    • Jeffrey Butler
    Mary Woronov
    Mary Woronov
    • Diane Adams
    Astrid Heeren
    Astrid Heeren
    • Ingrid
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Charlie Towman
    Walter Abel
    Walter Abel
    • Mayor Adams
    Fran Stevens
    • Tess Howard
    Walter Klavun
    • Sheriff Bill Mason
    Philip Bruns
    Philip Bruns
    • Wilfred Butler (1929)
    • (as Phillip Bruns)
    Staats Cotsworth
    • Wilfred Butler
    • (voice)
    Ondine
    Ondine
    • Chief Inmate
    Tally Brown
    • Inmate
    Lewis Love
    • Inmate
    Candy Darling
    Candy Darling
    • Guest
    Harvey Cohen
    • Inmate
    Hetty MacLise
    • Inmate
    Jay Garner
    • Dr. Robinson
    Donelda Dunne
    • Marianne Butler - age 15
      • Theodore Gershuny
      • Theodore Gershuny
      • Jeffrey Konvitz(screenplay) (story)
      • Ira Teller(screenplay) (story)
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    • Trivia
      James Patterson ("Jeffery Butler") died of cancer several months after production was complete. His lines were dubbed by another actor.
    • Goofs
      Main character Jeffrey Butler is riding with John Carradine, who plays Towman. Butler and Carradine have decided to go out to the Butler house to see what is going on. Instead, Towman pulls into the drive of another house, and Jeffrey Butler says, "Towman this isn't my house, it's Tess'. Tess is another of the townspeople, and it is her house, but Jeffrey would not have known that because he has never been to the town before.
    • Quotes

      Diane Adams: How old are you?

      Jeffrey Butler: You mean how many years have I lived?

    • Crazy credits
      The word 'Bloody' in the opening title card is red, where as the text of the rest of the credits are white.
    • Connections
      Featured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: Silent Night, Bloody Night (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Silent Night, Holy Night
      (uncredited)

      Music by Franz Xaver Gruber

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    6/10
    Unknown slasher movie of the Seventies with chills, thrills , and grisly killings
    Terror flick containing eerie events , dark atmosphere , gory effects, and high body-count . The film is a fair murder mystery in which at an isolated location a series murderous goes around to slice up as well as hack people who are relentlessly butchered . Here takes place several grisly murders between towners and other inhabitants carried out by a strange murderer . As an escaped lunatic terrorizes a small New England town , particularly a house that was once an insane asylum . A man called Jeffrey inherits a mansion which once was a mental home . A few years later , Jeffrey (James Petterson dead at 40) finally decides to sell this grandfather's house , and a real state businessman (Patrick O'Neal) and his girlfriend (Astrid Heeren's last feature film , though she only starred three movies) arrive in the mansion to sell it , but the towns people including the Mayor (Walter Abel) have mixed feelings on keeping people away from the mansion , while a killer on loose carries out an extreme slaughter . For one night in each century , the devil controls the heavens...and earth becomes an inferno of horrors! The night earth became an inferno of horrors! . The mansion... the madness... the maniac... no escape.

    Terrifying and scary horror movie in which a serial killer escapes from a mental institution causing chaos , destruction and a lot of killings . It displays a confusing plot dealing with non-sense murders and an inheritance wished by corrupt people , ambitious people , incest , and investment speculators into selling mansion . Not great , but well done terror thriller with mysterious events , some nail-biting suspense and slick scene changes . The classy plot about a criminally insane man executing a criminal spree with unexpected consequences , while scaring the people living in the region . Stars a decent cast as the early deceased James Patterson who died of cancer several months after , here playing the heir who begins to investigate some crimes happened in old times , he played along with the gorgeous Astrid Heeren and Patrick O´Neal in The Castle Keep (1969) by Sidney Pollack . And Mary Woronov who performed various cult movies for her second husband Paul Bartel and two veterans actors of long career as Walter Abel and horror myth John Carradine. There's a thorny discussion about if this Silent Night , Bloody night (1972) results to be the first slasher , while others considering Black Christmas (1974) by Bob Clark . In fact , the picture is regarded as being one of the first slasher films , being actually the first : A Bay of Blood (1971) by Mario Bava , though others as Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock , and Peeping Tom (1960) by Michael Powell had already established the seed of this popular sub-genre .

    This classic terror picture was professional and strangely directed by Theodore Gershuny (1933-2007) with vivid images , though very sinister at times and abounding night , dark scenes . Theodore was married to Mary Woronov who here has a main and well played role . Theodore Gershuny was a writer and director, who wrote and directed a few films , being especially known for Tales from Darkside , Stephen King's Golden Tales (1985) , Monsters (1988) and Sugar Cookies (1973 , ) Kemek (1970). Rating : 6.5/10. Decently made and original terror movie . The motion picture will appeal to terror genre enthusiasts.
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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1972 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 1026 W Shore Rd, Mill Neck, Long Island, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Armor Films Inc.
      • Cannon Productions
      • Jeffrey Konvitz Productions
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    • 1 hour 21 minutes
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