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starring: Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett, James Villiers, William Dix
directed by: Seth Holt

 : The Nanny

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Twentieth Century Fox
EAN: 0024543507222
Format: Black & White, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 08, 2008
Running Time: 93 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1965
Sales Rank: 13704
MPN: FOXD2250722D




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Description:
Accused of drowning his little sister in the bath, 10-year old Joey (William Dix) is sent away to an institution for therapy even though he claims the Nanny (Davis) is responsible. When he returns home, suspicion is quickly aroused again as his mother (Wendy Craig) is poisoned and his aunt suddenly dies. But Joey continues to insist the Nanny is responsible, turning life into a deft cat-and-mouse game between the equally shady woman and her young charge.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Unusual Hammer film
Bette Davis stars in the title role of this much better than average Hammer film from the mid 1960's. Shot in crisp black and white, with excellent performances from the cast, this is certainly one of Hammers best efforts. It benefits strongly from being a subtle thriller, rather than the gothic blood soaked efforts the company is more famous for.

It is cleverly written so that it is never clear until quite near the end of the film exactly who is the guilty one. Without giving too much ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Bette Davis as The Nanny
I love Bette Davis films and that was the only reason why I bought this movie. If it were not for her in the lead role, I wouldn't have even bothered. This movie comes towards the end of Davis' career and it's one of her final lead roles. However, the film was not very interesting to me.

The story is good, but the film moves VERY, very, slowly. Ironically, the only character the viewer can sympathize with is the killer. The father is cold and indifferent; the mother is a whining, emotionally ... Read More



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - English Kabuki
It's absorbing in its own way, and it does have some incredible jolts involving children in danger, but this 1965 horror film is mostly of interest for its depiction of British anxieties regarding the corruption of the effete upper classes. Though diehard Bette Davis fans sometimes try to justify her performance here by reasoning her theatrics are in keeping with the material, she really seems like she's from another planet here: her thick eyebrows, strange wig, and whitened makeup make her seem like an elderly ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The Nanny - Why Parents Need Therapy
Bette Davis as a nanny to a family of neurotic, overindulged, priviledged Brits. The plot is the little boy is coming home from the psych hospital where he's been for 2 yrs due to the suspicious drowning of his little sister. The kid's a brat but it turns out things aren't what they appear to be. I don't generally like Bette's later film roles; I don't like to see such a great actress as a psychotic clown as she was in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? and Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte. I prefer to remember her as ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - "The Nanny" delivers...
This film is a neat little thriller. Here, Ms. Davis plays a nanny heading a household where a girl has died two years earlier. Her young brother is now returning home after staying at a correctional facility due to behavior problems immediately following his sibling's death.

When he arrives back, his mother is still near a nervous collapse and not sure she is ready to handle the boy, as he is still extremely unruly and could often use a good swack. He also accuses the nanny of killing his sister. ... Read More

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