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The House in Nightmare Park (Original title)Nightmare Park (Working title)
Dates: 1973 (Copyright), 06 November 1972 (Production), 22 April 1973 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Peter Sykes

Synopsis: Comedy thriller. Ham actor Foster Twelvetrees is invited to give a performance of literary extracts in the old mansion of the eccentric Henderson family, who worship the godess of death Kali and keep large snakes in the basement. Foster soon finds himself witnessing family squabbles about inheritance money and insinuations about whether certain family members have been killed off. As dead bodies start piling up, Foster tries to make his exit, only to learn the shocking real reason he was invited there.

Genres:
Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Subject:
Treasures
Releases
Date: 1973Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 95 mins Length: 8590 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (29)
©: Associated London Films, Extonation Productions, An Associated London Films production: Associated London Films, An Extonation production: Extonation, Presents: Nat Cohen, [Presented] For: Anglo-EMI Film Distributors Ltd., Executive Producer: Beryl Vertue, Produced by: Clive Exton, Terry Nation, Production Supervised by: Edward Joseph, Assistant Director: Michael Dryhurst, Continuity: Jane Buck, Original Screenplay by: Clive Exton, Terry Nation, Director of Photography: Ian Wilson, Camera Operator: Neil Binney, Editor: Bill Blunden, Art Director: Maurice Carter, Set Dresser: Andrew Campbell, Costume Designer: Judy Moorcroft, Make-up: Jill Carpenter, Hairdresser: Ramon Gow, Processed by: Technicolor, Music by: Harry Robinson, Sound Recordist: Rene Borisewitz, Ken Barker, Dubbing Editor: Mike Crouch, Made at: Pinewood Studios
Cast (10)
Frankie Howerd (Foster Twelvetrees), Ray Milland (Stewart Henderson), Hugh Burden (Major Reginald Henderson), Kenneth Griffith (Ernest Henderson), John Bennett (Patel), Rosalie Crutchley (Jessica Henderson), Ruth Dunning (Agnes Henderson), Elizabeth MacLennan (Verity), Aimée Delamain (mother), Peter Munt (cabbie)