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Overview

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7.1/10   213 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Robert Nicolson (novel)
Bryan Forbes (written for the screen by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1967 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Tagline:
The Whisperers, who are they?
Plot:
The title refers to the creatures a very poor addled old lady (Dame Edith Evans) imagines in her paranoid fantasies... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 2 nominations more
User Reviews:
Outstanding! more (10 total)

Cast

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Edith Evans ... Mrs. Ross
Nanette Newman ... The Girl Upstairs
Eric Portman ... Archie Ross
Harry Baird ... The Man Upstairs
Gerald Sim ... Mr. Conrad
Lionel Gamlin ... Mr. Conrad's Colleague
Robin Bailey ... Psychiatrist
Glen Farmer ... 1st Redeemer
Oliver MacGreevy ... 2nd Redeemer
Ronald Fraser ... Charlie Ross
Leonard Rossiter ... Assistance Board Officer
Kenneth Griffith ... Mr. Weaver
Margaret Tyzack ... Hospital Almoner
Avis Bunnage ... Mrs. Noonan
Clare Kelly ... Prostitute
John Orchard ... Grogan
Michael Lees ... First Young Man
Peter Thompson ... Publican
Sarah Forbes ... Mrs. Ross When Young
Robert Russell ... Andy
Penny Spencer ... Mavis Noonan
Kaplan Kaye ... Jimmie Noonan
Michael Robbins ... Mr. Noonan
Frank Singuineau ... Negro Doctor
Michael Francis ... Plain-Clothes Policeman
Jack Austin ... Police Sergeant
Shona Lesley ... Nurse
Helen Fleming ... Nurse
Rosemary Lord ... Nurse
Beth Owen ... Nurse
Roy Herrick ... Young Doctor
Tom Kempinski ... Second Young Man
Allan O'Keefe ... First Attacker (as Allan O'Keefe)
George Spence ... Caretaker
Terry Eliot ... Nurse
George Hillsden ... Ticket Collector
Charlie Bird ... Man in N.A.B. Office (as Charles Bird)
Max Bacon ... Mr. Fish
Max Rawnsley ... Man in Street
Francis Flynn ... 2nd Attacker
Roy Maxwell ... 3rd Young Man
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Directed by
Bryan Forbes 
 
Writing credits
Robert Nicolson (novel)

Bryan Forbes (written for the screen by)

Produced by
Michael Laughlin .... producer (as Michael S. Laughlin)
Jack Rix .... associate producer
Ronald Shedlo .... producer
 
Original Music by
John Barry 
 
Cinematography by
Gerry Turpin (photographed by)
 
Film Editing by
Anthony Harvey 
 
Casting by
Weston Drury Jr. (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Ray Simm 
 
Costume Design by
Julie Harris (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Basil Newall .... makeup artist
Barbara Ritchie .... hairdresser
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Dryhurst .... assistant director
Ray Freeborn .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Michael Guest .... third assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Richard Bamber .... props
George Hill .... construction manager
Peter James .... set dressing
Ray Simm .... sets designer
Alfred Waye .... props
E.W. Brister .... scenic artist (uncredited)
Jim Morahan .... draughtsman (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Ken Barker .... sound recordist
Bill Daniels .... sound recordist
Janet Davidson .... dubbing editor
Gus Lloyd .... sound assistant
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ted Lockhart .... camera grips
Michael Sarafian .... camera assistant
Ronnie Taylor .... camera operator (as Ronald Taylor)
George Courtney Ward .... stills
Michael Garfath .... clapper loader (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dorothy Edwards .... wardrobe mistress
Ben Foster .... wardrobe master
 
Editorial Department
Denis Whitehouse .... assistant editor
Lucy O'Sullivan .... second assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
John Barry .... conductor
John Barry .... music arranger
Sidney Margo .... music contractor (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Teresa Bolland .... location manager
Penny Daniels .... continuity
Robert Ellis .... titles
Bryan Forbes .... publicist
John L. Hargreaves .... assistant to producer
Christopher Nixon .... publicist
Edna Tromans .... publicist
Noreen Hipwell .... production secretary (uncredited)
 

Production CompaniesDistributorsOther Companies
  • C.T.S. Studios  music recorded at (as C.T.S. Studios, London)
  • Workshop for the Elderly  the producers wish to acknowledge with thanks the co-operation of (as the "WORKSHOP FOR THE ELDERLY" in Manchester)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bryan Forbes' Production of The Whisperers (UK) (complete title)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
Language:
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Certification:
Finland:K-7 (new rating: 2001) | France:U | UK:A (original rating) | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:15
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Mrs. Ross: Are you there? more

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18 out of 18 people found the following review useful.
Outstanding!, 5 July 2005
10/10
Author: jamesabutler44 from United States

"The Whisperers" is the kind of movie you curl up with on a rainy day. I had the fortune of catching it on Turner Classic Movies once and I was mesmerized. Edith Evans gives a completely convincing performance as a lonely old woman living in a run down apartment (or flat) in London. Clearly, she is bordering on senility or dementia as she imagines voices coming from faucets, her radio, and suspects her neighbors are spying on her. She imagines herself an heiress (as she frequently reminds her social worker at the Public Assistance Board) waiting for her inheritance to come through. It is sad to see her begging for a new pair of shoes or a pound to get food. Before the film ends, you will find yourself concerned for her well being as though she is a real person. Perhaps it is the realization that many old people the world over live this very existence. I had the good fortune to find this movie available on video through Movies Unlimited. Act fast as it is out of print. Perhaps it will be available on DVD in the future.

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