The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
A mysterious stranger inserts himself into a troubled family's life, blurring the lines between good and evil as he cares for their disabled daughter.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Dennis PotterScreenplay
- Richard LoncraineDirector
- Michael NymanOriginal Music Composer
- StingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- StingMartin Taylor
- Denholm ElliottTom Bates
- Joan PlowrightNorma Bates
- Suzanna HamiltonPatricia Bates
- Benjamin WhitrowBusinessman
- Dudley SuttonStroller
- Mary MacLeodValerie Holdsworth
- Tim PreeceClergyman
- Elizabeth BradleyWoman Passer By
- Hugh WaltersMan
- Christopher FairbankDrunk
Stills
Themes
home invasiongothichouse guestuninvited guestthreat to familyhomme fatale