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The Night Visitor (1970)

Country of Origin: Sweden / UK
Year of Production: 1970
Running Times: 106 mins
Format: Eastmancolor 35mm
Ratio:
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Glazier / Hemisphere Pictures Inc
Producer: Mel Ferrer
Production Manager: Katinka Faragó

SCRIPT
Script: Guy Elmes
Story: Samuel Roeca

DIRECTION
Director: László Benedek

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Henning Kristiansen
Camera Operator: Peter Klitgaard

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Bill Blunden

MUSIC
Music: Henry Mancini

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Bob Allen
Sound Editor: Ian Fuller
Dubbing Mixer: Hugh Strain

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Ruth Mahler, Bengt Ottekil

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: P.A. Lundgren
Art Director: Viggo Bentzon
Props: Karen Bentzon

MISCELLANEOUS
Assistant to the Director: Pamela Davies
Production Secretary: Romy Watt Terrance

LOCATIONS
Locations: Denmark; Sweden

CAST
Max von Sydow (Salem)
Trevor Howard (the inspector)
Liv Ullmann (Ester Jenks)
Per Oscarsson (Dr Anton Jenks)
Rupert Davies (Mr Clemens)
Andrew Keir (Dr Kemp)
Jim Kennedy (Carl)
Arthur Hewlett (Pop)
Hanne Bork (Emmie)
Gretchen Franklin (Mrs Hansen)
Bjorn Watt-Boolsen (Mr Torens)
Lotte Freddie (Britt Torens)
Erik Kühnau (police doctor)

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributor: UMC Pictures
DVD Distributor: VCI Home Video (8228)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Norway
Rating: 16

Spain
Rating: 18

Sweden
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: PG

TIMELINE

1972
February

7: Sweden - theatrical release

2000
February

22: USA - DVD release (VCI Home Video (8228))

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Salem Come to Supper
Papegojan
- Swedish title
Der Unheimliche Besucher - German title
El visitante nocturno - Spanish title
Tappaja yöstä - Finnish title
L'assassino arriva sempre alle 10 - Italian title
Nocny gosc - Polish title

REFERENCES

BOOKS

Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991 - 1992 p.263
credits, review

KEYWORDS

mental illness; psychiatric hospitals; prisons; revenge

 


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