Nothing but the Night (Original title)
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 17 April 1972 (Production), 14 January 1972 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Peter Sasdy
Synopsis: Supernatural horror. Three trustees of charity which runs a children's home on a Scottish island are found dead under strange circumstances. Colonel Bingham of Special Branch suspects murder, and duly investigates, aided by the eminent scientist Sir Mark Ashley. One of Sir Mark's young patients, named Mary, has been suffering vivid nightmares about deadly blazes, following a disaster involving a coach going on fire. From the publicity surrounding the case, Mary's mother, Anna, a convicted killer, tracks Mary down to a London hospital and tries to reclaim her daughter. When Mary is taken up to the safety of Scotland, Anna follows. More deaths of trustees ensue. Journalist Joan Foster draws Sir Mark's attention to Mary's unusual use of language in a recording of her traumas, leading Sir Mark to suspect the truth about the children's home. Meanwhile, Bingham fears for the safety of the children in the home and orders as many police as possible to be present, but his caution is resisted by the people who run the home. Avoiding detection by search parties, Anna closes in on the home. At a fireworks party in the grounds of the home, Bingham, in mortal peril, discovers the astonishing secret and shocking experiment that the residents have been involved with, as Sir Mark and Joan race there in a helicopter, hoping they are not too late to save the day.
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Police drama, Science Fiction
Subjects: Children, Children's homes, Shock, Psychiatry, Homicide
Releases
Date: 1972Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Length: 8100 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10015 20 Jan 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v40 n469 February 1973 Page: 32
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v40 n469 February 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n9977 22 Apr 1972 Page: 14
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n9977 22 Apr 1972: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Author: MILLER, Mark A Pages: v-ix. 437p.
Description: HORROR OF DRACULA pp.71-95 The HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES pp.96-113 The MUMMY pp.113-128 The GORGON pp.129-144 DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS pp.145-159 SHE (1965) pp.160-175 The SKULL pp. 176-188 ISLAND OF THE BURNING DAMNED pp.189-205 The HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD pp.227-249 I, MONSTER pp.250-267 DRACULA A.D. 1972 pp.267-284 HORROR EXPRESS pp.285-297 The CREEPING FLESH pp.298-314 NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT pp.315-329 The SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA pp.330-345 ARABIAN ADVENTURE pp.346-356 HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS pp.357-369
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8136 FeetBFI identifier: C-724883
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1257762
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8136 FeetBFI identifier: C-724883
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 8154 FeetStock date: 1971BFI identifier: C-753573
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8158 FeetBFI identifier: C-753574
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 17 April 1972 (Production), 14 January 1972 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Peter Sasdy
Synopsis: Supernatural horror. Three trustees of charity which runs a children's home on a Scottish island are found dead under strange circumstances. Colonel Bingham of Special Branch suspects murder, and duly investigates, aided by the eminent scientist Sir Mark Ashley. One of Sir Mark's young patients, named Mary, has been suffering vivid nightmares about deadly blazes, following a disaster involving a coach going on fire. From the publicity surrounding the case, Mary's mother, Anna, a convicted killer, tracks Mary down to a London hospital and tries to reclaim her daughter. When Mary is taken up to the safety of Scotland, Anna follows. More deaths of trustees ensue. Journalist Joan Foster draws Sir Mark's attention to Mary's unusual use of language in a recording of her traumas, leading Sir Mark to suspect the truth about the children's home. Meanwhile, Bingham fears for the safety of the children in the home and orders as many police as possible to be present, but his caution is resisted by the people who run the home. Avoiding detection by search parties, Anna closes in on the home. At a fireworks party in the grounds of the home, Bingham, in mortal peril, discovers the astonishing secret and shocking experiment that the residents have been involved with, as Sir Mark and Joan race there in a helicopter, hoping they are not too late to save the day.
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Police drama, Science Fiction
Subjects: Children, Children's homes, Shock, Psychiatry, Homicide
Releases
Date: 1972Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Length: 8100 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(26)
©: Rank Film Distributors Ltd., A Charlemagne production: Charlemagne, Released by: Rank Film Distributors, Produced by: Anthony Nelson Keys, Production Manager: Tom Sachs, Assistant Director: Ariel Levy, Continuity: Doreen Dearnaley, Co-continuity: Renée Glynne, Casting Director: Weston Drury Jnr, Screenplay by: Brian Hayles, From the novel by: John Blackburn, Director of Photography: Kenneth Talbot, Camera Operator: Ronnie Maasz, Special Effects: Les Bowie, Editor: Keith Palmer, Art Director: Colin Grimes, Wardrobe Supervisor: Rosemary Burrows, Make-up: Eddie Knight, Hairdresser: Pat McDermott, Music Composed by: Malcolm Williamson, Musical Director: Philip Martell, Sound Recordist: Danny Daniel, Sound Mixer: Ken Barker, Sound Editor: Don Challis, Made at: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(28)
Christopher Lee (Colonel Bingham), Peter Cushing (Sir Mark Ashley), Diana Dors (Anna Harb), Georgia Brown (Joan Foster), Keith Barron (Dr Peter Haynes), Gwyneth Strong (Mary Valley), Fulton Mackay (Cameron), John Robinson (Lord Fawnlee), Morris Perry (Dr Yeats), Michael Gambon (Inspector Grant), Duncan Lamont (Dr Knight), Shelagh Fraser (Mrs Alison), Kathleen Byron (Dr Rose), Geoffrey Frederick (computer operator), Louise Nelson (nurse), Robin Wentworth (head porter), Michael Segal (first reporter), John Kelland (second reporter), Michael Wynne (Donald), Ken Watson (Jamie), Andrew McCulloch (Malcolm), Paul Humpoletz (Angus), Stuart Saunders (police sergeant), Stanley Lebor (policeman), Michael Brennan (deck hand), Beatrice Kane (Helen Van Traylen), Janet Bruce (Naureen Stokes), Geoffrey Denton (Paul Anderson)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(3)
In: Cinema TV Today n10015 20 Jan 1973 Page: 20Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10015 20 Jan 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v40 n469 February 1973 Page: 32
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v40 n469 February 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n9977 22 Apr 1972 Page: 14
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n9977 22 Apr 1972: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and horror cinema: a filmography of their 22 collaborationsAuthor: MILLER, Mark A Pages: v-ix. 437p.
Description: HORROR OF DRACULA pp.71-95 The HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES pp.96-113 The MUMMY pp.113-128 The GORGON pp.129-144 DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS pp.145-159 SHE (1965) pp.160-175 The SKULL pp. 176-188 ISLAND OF THE BURNING DAMNED pp.189-205 The HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD pp.227-249 I, MONSTER pp.250-267 DRACULA A.D. 1972 pp.267-284 HORROR EXPRESS pp.285-297 The CREEPING FLESH pp.298-314 NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT pp.315-329 The SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA pp.330-345 ARABIAN ADVENTURE pp.346-356 HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS pp.357-369
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8136 FeetBFI identifier: C-724883
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1257762
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8136 FeetBFI identifier: C-724883
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 8154 FeetStock date: 1971BFI identifier: C-753573
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8158 FeetBFI identifier: C-753574
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film