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A penniless woman meets a strange girl who insists she is her long-lost mother, and becomes enmeshed in a web of deception, and perhaps madness.A penniless woman meets a strange girl who insists she is her long-lost mother, and becomes enmeshed in a web of deception, and perhaps madness.A penniless woman meets a strange girl who insists she is her long-lost mother, and becomes enmeshed in a web of deception, and perhaps madness.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 3 nominations total
Robert Douglas
- Sir Alex Gordon
- (uncredited)
George Howell
- First Cleaner
- (uncredited)
Penelope Keith
- Hotel Assistant
- (uncredited)
Roger Lloyd Pack
- Cleaner
- (uncredited)
Angus MacKay
- Vicar
- (uncredited)
Michael Strong
- Dr. Walter Stevens
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen this movie aired on NBC several years later, it was not only heavily edited to sanitize some of the seamier sexual suggestions, but also included newly shot footage (none involving any of the actors or actresses who appeared in the actual movie: Michael Tolan, Paul Rogers), including a prologue and epilogue in which a psychiatrist character discussed the characters' failings and attempted to explain away the truncated movie's many plot holes. Amongst other major changes was the profession of Leonora Grabowski (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), who somehow morphed from a prostitute in the theatrical release to a wig model in the television version.
Of the TV version, director Losey said: "not one person connected artistically with the film was consulted or involved in those changes. They're absurd...completely destroyed the rhythm, intention and content of the film...absolutely reversing the meaning of the film."
- GoofsMoving shadow of the camera on the door-frame as it moves from Lenora's room to Cenci's room at the hotel in the Netherlands.
- Alternate versionsNetwork TV version is eight minutes shorter than the theatrical release, removing some scenes and featuring alternative footage for others.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
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Farrow and Taylor at their maddest, baddest and very best
I have liked this film since first seeing it upon its original release. It seems a little slow at times now and I'm really not sure I think very much of any of Robert Mitchum's, for me, lazy performance. In part, I feel this is not just his fault, as I understand that in the original story, some street kids (this was in Mexico) broke in and raped the Farrow character. So in the original her fear and excitement/obsession over sex is caused by this and not by any suggestion of impropriety on the part of Mitchum, playing her step-father. Seems to me this would have worked much better had the original scenario been retained. But never mind, we have what we have and we still have a most spooky and atmospheric movie, with Farrow and Taylor at their maddest, baddest and very best. Eerie location shooting in the art nouveaux decorated mansion and plenty happening to keep the hairs raised at the back of the neck. Unpredictable, worrying and well worth catching
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- Jul 5, 2009
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die Frau aus dem Nichts
- Filming locations
- Debenham House, Addison Road, Holland Park, London, England, UK(Lenora & Cenci go to this house at No. 8 after the cemetery - aka Peacock House)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $3,200,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $580
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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