The Night Digger (1971) On DVD

Actor:         Patricia Neal, Pamela Brown, Nicholas Clay, Jean Anderson, Graham Crowden                                                                                                               
Director:     Alastair Reid
Genre:        Drama
Year:           1971
Studio:        Warner/Allied Vaughn
Length:       96
Released:   March 15, 2011
Rating:        Restricted (MPAA Rating)
Format:       DVD
Misc:           NTSC, Color
Language:  English
Subtitles  :  N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Maura Prince (Patricia Neal) leads a lonely life in a dilapidated country mansion, sensing the world is passing her by as she cares for the demanding, invalid mother (Pamela Brown) who adopted her years ago. Then a much younger stranger (Nicholas Clay) takes up residence as a handyman. He's handsome, helpful. Wary Maura grows to love him...but it's all too good to be true. Psychosexual tensions, menacing ambiance and murders most foul are unearthed by The Night Digger, a Gothic suspense drama scripted by Roald Dahl and set to an edgy Bernard Herrmann score. Dahl's wife Neal turns in a poignant performance made even more authentic by the fact that Maura, like Neal in real life, is a recovered stroke victim.