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The Nightcomers (1971)
R | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller | July 1972 (UK)

Prequel to the Henry James classic "Turn of the Screw" about the events leading up to the deaths of Peter Quint and Ms. Jessel, and the the slow corruption of the children in their care.

Director: Michael Winner

Writers: Michael Hastings, Henry James (characters)

Stars: Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird
Transcript
00:00Brando. Brutal. Beautiful.
00:08Josephine Levine presents an Avco Embassy picture, The Nightcovers.
00:14No, Quint! You do not come in here!
00:18What is it you want of us? Do you want money?
00:22You are forbidden in this house!
00:26Marlon Brando as Peter Quint, who took two children and taught them everything.
00:32Why does Miss Jessel love you?
00:34Who does she know?
00:36Oh yes, of course she does.
00:38But why is she so frightened of you?
00:40Because she loves him, you idiot!
00:42Gotcha!
00:43Gripping, spine-tingling and terrific, says Rex Reed, the New York Daily News.
00:50Sometimes when you hate someone, love, Dora.
00:55I'll tell you exactly what we have been doing.
01:01You slut. Now we put a few pins on her like this.
01:05A horror scenario of dramatic drive and sinister chill.
01:08Excellently acted. Thomas Quinn Curtis in the New York Times.
01:21Peter! Peter!
01:23The Nightcomers, a shocker.
01:25Wanda Hale, New York Daily News.
01:27If you love someone, you want to kill them.
01:29Say that again, Quint.
01:31Well, if you really, if you really love someone, sometimes you, you really want to kill them.
01:39Marlon Brando in The Nightcomers.
01:53Subs by www.zeoranger.co.uk

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