The Night Visitor
1971 · Movie · PG · 106 min · ★ 6.5 · 18% critics
A confined man slips out into a frozen countryside to take revenge on the relatives and witnesses he believes ruined his life. The hook is less who is responsible than how these crimes seem possible while he still appears locked away.
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-02-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 18/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (54 votes)
About
If you enjoy chilly, offbeat slow-burn thrillers with a revenge angle and an impossible-crime hook, this may click, especially if you like Fear in the Night or Nightmare; Not for you if you want fast pacing or airtight realism.
Pros: icy atmosphere; clever central setup; strong cat-and-mouse tension | Cons: slow pace; shaky logic; thin supporting characters
Themes
- prison
- asylum
- parrot
- prison escape
- revenge
- murder
- snow
- mental illness
- farmer
- murder-of-sister
- swedish-giallo
Cast & crew
Max von Sydow
as Salem
Trevor Howard
as Inspector
Liv Ullmann
as Ester Jenks
Per Oscarsson
as Dr. Anton Jenks
Rupert Davies
as Mr. Clemens
Andrew Keir
as Dr. Kemp
- JK
Jimmy Kennedy
as Carl
Arthur Hewlett
as Pop
- HB
Hanne Bork
as Emmie
Gretchen Franklin
as Mrs. Hansen
Directed by László Benedek