| The Nanny | |
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| Directed by | Seth Holt |
| Written by | Jimmy Sangster |
| Produced by | Jimmy Sangster |
| Starring | Bette Davis William Dix Wendy Craig Jill Bennett |
| Cinematography | Harry Waxman |
| Edited by | Tom Simpson |
| Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé Distributors (UK) 20th Century-Fox (US) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,300,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $2 million (US/ Canada)[1] |
The Nanny is a 1965 British psychological horror thriller film directed by Seth Holt, and starring Bette Davis, Wendy Craig and Jill Bennett.[2] It was written by Jimmy Sangster based on the novel of the same title by Evelyn Piper (a pseudonym for Merriam Modell) and was scored by Richard Rodney Bennett. It was made by Hammer Film Productions at Elstree Studios.
A devoted but mentally-ill nanny cares for a 10-year-old boy recently discharged from a home for disturbed children.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p230 Please note figures are rentals not total gross. See also "Top Grossers of 1965", Variety, 5 January 1966 p 36
- ^ "The Nanny". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 June 2024.