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Fear in the Night poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 69.4 / 100
1972·Horror / Mystery / Thriller·1h 34m

FEAR IN THE NIGHT

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?

Above the Line
Jimmy Sangster·DirectorMichael Syson·WriterJimmy Sangster·WriterArthur Grant·Director of PhotographyJohn McCabe·Original Music ComposerPeter Weatherley·Editor
Cast
Joan Collins·Molly CarmichaelPeter Cushing·Michael CarmichaelJudy Geeson·Peggy HellerRalph Bates·Robert HellerJames Cossins·The DoctorGillian Lind·Mrs. BeamishBrian Grellis·2nd PolicemanJohn Bown·1st PolicemanJimmy Gardner·Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Full Crew
(28 credits)
Directing· 3
Jimmy Sangster·DirectorTed Morley·Assistant DirectorGladys Goldsmith·Continuity
Writing· 2
Michael Syson·WriterJimmy Sangster·Writer
Camera· 4
Arthur Grant·Director of PhotographyNeil Binney·Camera OperatorRoderick Barron·Clapper LoaderBob Jordan·Focus Puller
Editing· 1
Peter Weatherley·Editor
Sound & Music· 7
John McCabe·Original Music ComposerPhilip Martell·Music SupervisorClaude Hitchcock·Sound RecordistRoy Hyde·Sound EditorA.W. Lumkin·Recording SupervisionDennis Whitlock·ADR & DubbingChris Munro·Sound Assistant
Art & Design· 5
Don Picton·Art DirectionW.T. Partleton·Makeup ArtistBill Greene·Construction ManagerPenny Struthers·Set DresserMichael Finlay·Painter
Production· 4
Jimmy Sangster·ProducerJames Liggat·CastingRoy Skeggs·Production SupervisorChristopher Neame·Production Manager
Other Departments· 2
Helen Lennox·HairstylistRosemary Burrows·Wardrobe Supervisor
By the Numbers
69.4
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Fear in the Night's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FFFFFF
#9ACD32
Mood
Suspenseful
Composition
Centered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features two people against a dark background. A man with a mustache and glasses with shattered lenses is in the upper left. A woman with blond”

horror
Key Elements
GlassesSmoke
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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