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A medium offers to help find a missing child. She already knows where to look.
1964 · British drama · Psychological thriller · Black and white
Synopsis
Myra Savage holds séances in her London home, but she wants a wider audience for her supposed gift. She persuades her husband Billy to abduct a wealthy couple’s daughter so she can offer the police a psychic lead. As the search closes in, Billy starts to doubt whether Myra will let the plan end as they agreed.
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Meet the cast
Also featuring Patrick Magee as Superintendent Walsh, Mark Eden as Charles Clayton and Judith Donner as Amanda Clayton.
Crew
- Director and screenplay · Bryan Forbes
- Producers · Richard Attenborough and Bryan Forbes
- Based on the novel by Mark McShane
- Cinematography · Gerry Turpin
- Editing · Derek York
- Music · John Barry
- Production companies · Beaver Films and Allied Film Makers
Production and film notes
Forbes adapted Mark McShane’s novel and co-produced the film with his leading man, Richard Attenborough. Attenborough won a BAFTA for playing Billy, and Kim Stanley received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Myra. BFI Player · Academy Awards
The quiet rooms of the Savages’ house give way to real London Underground crowds in one of the film’s longest suspense sequences. Look for Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus stations as Billy tries to keep his composure in public. British Railway Movie Database · Reelstreets locations
Related films
- The Long Haul (1957) · A British crime drama about a man drawn into a scheme that threatens his family.
- Timetable (1956) · An apparently precise criminal plan comes under pressure.