| The Night Digger | |
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 original film poster | |
| Directed by | Alastair Reid |
| Screenplay by | Roald Dahl |
| Based on | Nest in a Fallen Tree 1967 novel by Joy Cowley |
| Produced by | Alan D. Courtney Norman S. Powell |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alex Thomson |
| Edited by | John Bloom |
| Music by | Bernard Herrmann |
Production companies | Yongestreet Productions Tactitus Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Road Builder (U.S. title: The Night Digger[1]) is a 1971 British thriller film directed by Alastair Reid and starring Patricia Neal, Pamela Brown and Nicholas Clay.[2] The screenplay was by Roald Dahl based on the novel Nest in a Fallen Tree by Joy Cowley, about two women who are visited by a suspicious handy man.[3]
- ^ "The Night Digger". allmovie.com.
- ^ "The Night Digger". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "The Night Digger (1971)". Archived from the original on 3 December 2018.