Nightmare (1964)

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Nightmare

Credits
Title:	Nightmare
Directed by:	Freddie Francis
Written by:	Jimmy Sangster
Produced by:	Jimmy Sangster
Music by:	Don Banks
Cinematography:	John Wilcox
Edited by:	James Needs
Production
Distributors:	Hammer Film Productions; Universal Pictures
Released:	April 19th, 1964 (UK) June 17th, 1964 (US)
Running time:	83 min.
Country:	UK
Language:	English
Budget:	Unknown
Gross:	Unknown
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Nightmare is a 1964 horror/suspense thriller film directed by Freddie Francis and written and produced by Jimmy Sangster for Hammer Film Productions. It was released theatrically in the UK on April 19th, 1964 and premiered in the United States on June 17th, 1964. The plot of the film revolves around a young woman named Janet, a boarding school student who suffers from extreme nightmares of a scarred woman and a birthday cake.

Cast[]

Actor

Role

David Knight

Henry Baxter

Moira Redmond

Grace Maddox

Jennie Linden

Janet

Brenda Bruce

Mary Lewis

George A. Cooper

John

Clytie Jessop

Woman in white

Irene Richmond

Mrs. Gibbs

John Welsh

Doctor

Timothy Bateson

Barman

Elizabeth Dear

Janet as a child

Isla Cameron

Mother

Julie Samuel

Maid

Hedger Wallace

Sir Dudley

Notes & Trivia[]

The tagline for this movie is "She dreamed a dream of murder... that didn't end when she woke up!"

Filmed at Bray Studios and Oakley Court in Berkshire, England.

Was also released in the UK under the title Here's the Knife, Dear: Now Use It.

Originally Julie Christie was tapped to play the role of Janet, but dropped out of the project to film Darling. She was replaced by Jennie Linden.

Freddie Francis is also known for directing films such as The Evil of Frankenstein and Dracula Has Risen from the Grave.

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Hammer Horror
This article relates to the films produced under the "Hammer Horror" banner of Hammer Film Productions. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Hammer Film Productions category.

Dracula

Dracula (1958) • Brides of Dracula (1960) • Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) • Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) • Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) • Scars of Dracula (1970) • Dracula 1972 A.D. (1972) • The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) • Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

Frankenstein

Curse of Frankenstein (1957) • Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) • Evil of Frankenstein (1964) • Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) • Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) • Horror of Frankenstein (1970) • Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

The Mummy

The Mummy (1959) • Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) • Mummy's Shroud, The (1967) • Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

Others

X the Unknown (1956) • The Abominable Snowman (1957) • The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) • Curse of the Werewolf (1961) • Scream of Fear (1961) • Phantom of the Opera (1962) • Kiss of the Vampire (1963) • Paranoiac (1963) • Nightmare (1964) • The Old Dark House (1963) • The Gorgon (1964) • Plague of the Zombies (1966) • The Reptile (1966) • The Devil Rides Out (1968) • The Vampire Lovers (1970) • Lust for a Vampire (1971) • Hands of the Ripper (1971) • Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) • Countess Dracula (1971) • Twins of Evil (1972) • Demons of the Mind (1972) • Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974) • To the Devil a Daughter (1976)