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     Nightmare
1964  NR  HORROR  1h 23min
CAST— David Knight, Moira Redmond, Jennie Linden
MUSIC— Don Banks  DIRECTOR— Freddie Francis

     Impressive feature from Hammer Film Productions. Young Janet has been suffering from nightmares, due in part to her father's grisly murder at the hands of her mother. Now, years later, Janet lives in terror that her mother's insanity is hereditary. Visiting her family home only upsets her, especially when the nightmares manifest themselves in the waking world. On the anniversary of the murder she goes over the edge when she kills her guardian Henry's wife... or does she? It seems her guardian and the missus have been gaslighting Janet in hopes of committing her to an asylum, the estate going to Henry. They get their wish, but the new wife begins to experience odd occurrences of her own, and she's sure her new husband is already two-timing her. He adamantly denies all such accusations, but the suspicions remain, as do the visits from a mysterious, girlish figure. A fine example of what Hammer is truly capable of; no nocturnal blood-suckers, no undead creatures, just plain old suspense. Entertaining thriller with plenty of twists proves worth your while.
OUR RATING— ***