The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Nanny, a London family's live-in maid, brings morbid 10-year-old Joey back from the psychiatric ward he's been in for two years, since the death of his younger sister. Joey refuses to eat any food Nanny's prepared or take a bath with her in the room. He also demands to sleep in a room with a lock. Joey's parents -- workaholic Bill and neurotic Virgie -- are sure Joey is disturbed, but he may have good reason to be terrified of Nanny.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
113 audience votes
Key crew
- Seth HoltDirector
- Jimmy SangsterScreenplay
- Richard Rodney BennettOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bette DavisNanny
- Wendy CraigVirginia 'Virgie' Fane
- Jill BennettAunt Pen
- James VilliersBill Fane
- William DixJoey Fane
- Pamela FranklinBobbie Medman
- Jack WatlingDr. Medman
- Maurice DenhamDr. Beamaster
- Alfred BurkeDr. Wills
- Harry FowlerMilkman
- Angharad AubreySusy Fane
- Nora GordonMrs. Griggs
Stills
Themes
nannypsychological thrillerhagsploitation