Nightmare
THREE SHOCKING MURDERS...did she DREAM them? ...or DO them?
1964 | 83m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Freddie Francis |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Jimmy Sangster |
| Staring: |
| A young student is haunted by recurring dreams of her mother murdering her father, but her nightmare is just beginning as she tries to prove to her loved ones that she is not insane. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 28, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Freddie Francis |
| Writer: | Jimmy Sangster |
| Genres: | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | suicide attempt, dreams, father murder, asylum, nightmare, girls' boarding school, psychological thriller, girls' school |
| Production Companies | Hammer Film Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Knight | Henry Baxter |
| Moira Redmond | Grace Maddox |
| Jennie Linden | Janet Freeman |
| Brenda Bruce | Mary Lewis |
| George A. Cooper | John |
| Irene Richmond | Mrs. Gibbs |
| Timothy Bateson | Hotel Bartender |
| Elizabeth Dear | Young Janet |
| Clytie Jessop | Woman in White |
| John Welsh | Doctor |
| Isla Cameron | Mother |
| Julie Samuel | Maid |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Freddie Francis | Director |
| Jimmy Sangster | Writer |
| Don Banks | Original Music Composer |
| John Wilcox | Director of Photography |
| Bernard Robinson | Production Design |
| Don Mingaye | Art Direction |
| Roy Ashton | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Sangster | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
|---|
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Trending Position
"Janet" (Jennie Linden) has been having some ghastly nightmares, so is sent home from her posh "Hatcher's School for Young Ladies" ostensibly to recuperate. We learn quite quickly that she has good reason for her troubles - only a few years earlier her mother had rather lost the plot and murdered he ... r father. Now the young woman fears that perhaps she might be suffering from a similar mental illness - and sadly things really don't fare much better for her in her new surroundings. Freddie Francis has done quite a good job with Jimmy Sangster's story - he gives the film a Hammer look and feel to it, but in a far more sophisticated way. Much more of the mystery is psychological and presented to us with subtlety (and a decent score from Don Banks) - we are drawn into the story rather more. The fact that the acting talents here are consistent rather than stellar, gives the story more of a chance to shine. The script is quite well paced, too - all in all helping to deliver quite an intriguing mystery that does keep the pot boiling well for 80 minutes.