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Fear in the Night
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Fear in the Night

1972-07-09 · 94 min · ★ 5.8

Mystery · Thriller · Horror

It took Peggy Heller a long time to recover from the trauma of a brutal physical assault, suffered in her youth. When she married Robert, he provided her with the love and reassurance she craved for and the two settled down in a pretty house in the grounds of the public school where Robert was a master. But the headmaster of the school is not what he seems and Peggy is convinced he means to harm her - is her fear a figment of her tortured imagination or are there forces at work that intend to manipulate her anxieties with fatal consequences?

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Directors
Jimmy Sangster
Production companies
Hammer Film Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Joan CollinsJoan CollinsMolly Carmichael
Peter CushingPeter CushingMichael Carmichael
Judy GeesonJudy GeesonPeggy Heller
Ralph BatesRalph BatesRobert Heller
James CossinsJames CossinsThe Doctor
Gillian LindGillian LindMrs. Beamish
Brian GrellisBrian Grellis2nd Policeman
John Bown1st Policeman
Jimmy GardnerJimmy GardnerPsychiatrist (uncredited)

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