Night Must Fall (1964) (original) (raw)
A charismatic psychopath, Danny (Albert Finney) worms his way into the home of Mrs. Bramson, a well-to-do widow confined to a wheelchair. Spending his time playing games with his host, he also charms and seduces her daughter, an infatuated young woman who never suspects Danny is mad and their lives are in unspeakable danger. Based on the 1955 hit play by Emlyn Williams, Night Must Fall is the second of M-G-M's two screen adaptations. The 1937 original stars Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell with Dame May Whitty as Mrs. Bramson, the role she created on stage.
A charismatic psychopath, Danny (Albert Finney) worms his way into the home of Mrs. Bramson, a well-to-do widow confined to a wheelchair. Spending his time playing games with his host, he also charms and seduces her daughter, an infatuated young woman who never suspects Danny is mad and their lives are in unspeakable danger. Based on the 1955 hit play by Emlyn Williams, Night Must Fall is the second of M-G-M's two screen adaptations. The 1937 original stars Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell with Dame May Whitty as Mrs. Bramson, the role she created on stage. (less)
Director: Karel Reisz
Writers: Emlyn Williams, Clive Exton
Starring: Albert Finney, Mona Washbourne, Susan Hampshire, Sheila Hancock, Michael Medwin, Joe Gladwin
Producers: Lawrence P. Bachmann, Karel Reisz, Albert Finney
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