Nothing but the Night

Nothing But the Night is a 1973 British horror film directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.[1]

Nothing But the Night
Directed byPeter Sasdy
Written byBrian Hayles
John Blackburn
StarringChristopher Lee
Peter Cushing
Music byMalcolm Williamson
Edited byKeith Palmer
Production
company
Charlemagne Productions
Distributed byJ. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Release date
January 1973
Running time
90 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

Three wealthy trustees of the Van Traylen fund have died during the last months, their deaths resembling suicides. But after a mysterious bus accident involving the final three trustees and 30 orphan children, police officer Colonel Bingham (Christopher Lee) starts investigating and notices discrepancies that make him question whether it was an accident. One of the orphans is treated by a psychiatrist, and when that doctor ends up murdered, it becomes obvious that something sinister is going on, and not just coincidental deaths. The dead psychiatrist's supervisor, Sir Mark Ashley (Peter Cushing), agrees to help the police with the hopes of finding the truth behind the mysterious happenings.

Cast

Reception

Time Out London magazine gave Nothing but the Night a negative review. The magazine stated "Something has obviously come fatally adrift with the film...The script seems mostly at fault, and often the acting is just that little bit over-emphatic, which doesn't help."[2] Peter Nicholls also criticized the film: "Lacklustre performances all around in this confused , badly developed, laborious movie, especially from the children who are so important to the plot." [1]

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References
  1. Fantastic Cinema : an illustrated survey. London : Ebury Press, 1984. ISBN 9780852233474 (p.206)
  2. "Nothing But The Night". Time Out Magazine. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

Sources
  • The Peter Cushing Companion by David Miller
  • Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and Horror Cinema, by Mark A. Miller
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