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Night Must Fall is a British film of genre Thriller directed by Karel Reisz released in USA on 18 march 1964 with Mona Washbourne
Night Must Fall (1964)
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Add to a movie listNight Must Fall is a remake of the 1937 film of the same name, which was in turn based on the 1935 play by Emlyn Williams. It was directed by Karel Reisz from a script by Clive Exton and starred Albert Finney, Mona Washbourne, and Susan Hampshire, but was not as successful as the original film. The film was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Danny is a Welsh hotel bellboy who commits an axe murder near the home of Mrs. Bramson, a well-to-do widow. Danny disposes of the body in a nearby lake and charms Mrs. Bramson and her maid Dora into allowing him to stay with them. At Mrs. Bramson's home, Danny plays psychological games with Mrs. Bramson while seducing her daughter Olivia. Meanwhile, alone in his room, Danny engages in strange rituals with the severed heads of his victims, which he keeps in a black hatbox. But the police have uncovered the axe and the headless corpse from the lake, and the authorities begin closing in on Danny, whose psychopathic tendencies are beginning to manifest themselves at Mrs. Bramson's home.Actors
Mona Washbourne
(Mrs. Bramson)
Albert Finney
(Danny)
Susan Hampshire
(Olivia Greyne)
Sheila Hancock
(Dora Parkoe)
Michael Medwin
(Derek)
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