The Nanny (1965)


The Nanny
Release Date27 October 1965
Budget$1,000,000
TaglineAnother Memorable Davis Portrait!
GenreDrama, Horror, Thriller
CountryUK
Filming LocationsAssociated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller
ThemesNannies and Caregivers, Unlikely Criminals
TonesTense, Disturbing, Ominous
TagsAbortion, Aunt, Babysitter, Boy, Child, Collapse, Confession [criminal], Daughter, Death, Disbelief, Disintegration, Disturbance, Drowning, Dye, False Accusation, Family, Food, Governess, Heart, Home, Homecoming, Kill, Maniac, Medical, Mistake, Mother, Murder, Nanny, Neighbor, Panic, Poison, Psychopath, Responsibility, Return, Room, Satanic, Serial Killer, Sister, Struggle, Suffering, Suspect, Time, Torment, Vision [eyesight]

The Nanny is a 1965 suspense film directed by Seth Holt and starring Bette Davis as a devoted nanny caring for a ten-year-old boy recently discharged from a home for disturbed children. It is based on the novel of the same name by Evelyn Piper (a pseudonym for Merriam Modell), and the film was scored by Richard Rodney Bennett.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Nanny

Virginia 'Virgie' Fane

Jill Bennett
Aunt Pen

James Villiers
Bill Fane

William Dix
Joey Fane

Bobbie Medman

Dr. Medman

Dr. Beamaster

Dr. Wills

Harry Fowler
Milkman

Angharad Aubrey
Susy Fane

Nora Gordon
Mrs. Griggs

Sandra Power
Sarah

Gary Graham
Boy in opening shots

Director

Seth Holt
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Writer

Marryam Modell

Jimmy Sangster

Producer

Jimmy Sangster
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Harry Waxman
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Editor

Tom Simpson
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Production Designer

Edward Carrick
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Makeup Department

A.G. Scott
hair stylist

makeup artist

Production Manager

George Fowler
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Christopher Dryhurst
assistant director

assistant director

Sound Department

Norman Coggs
sound recordist

Charles Crafford
sound editor

A.W. Lumkin
sound recording supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

Kelvin Pike
camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Rosemary Burrows
wardrobe consultant

Mary Gibson
wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department

James Needs
supervising editor

Music Department

Philip Martell
music supervisor

Other Crew

Renée Glynne
continuity

Production Company

Associated British
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Hammer Film Productions
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Seven Arts Productions
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Distributor

Warner-Pathé Distributors

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

CBS Television

FS Film Oy

Fox Films

Warner Home Video






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