--- title: 'The Nightcomers (1971)' type: 'film' director: 'Michael Winner' released: '1971-08-30' runtime_minutes: 96 genres: - 'Drama' - 'Thriller' countries: - 'United Kingdom' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-nightcomers-1971' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069007/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Nightcomers (1971) 1971 · 96 min · Drama, Thriller · United Kingdom ## Synopsis The Nightcomers is a 1971 psychological horror film directed by Michael Winner and starring Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird, Harry Andrews, and Anna Palk. It is a prequel to Henry James' 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw, which had already been adapted into The Innocents (1961). The film focuses on groundskeeper Peter Quint's corruption of Miss Jessel, a virtuous governess at an English manor, as well as the two children in her care. ## Credits - **Director:** [Michael Winner](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-winner) - **Screenplay:** [Michael Hastings](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hastings) - **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Fielding](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-fielding) - **Producer:** [Michael Winner](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-winner), [Alan Ladd Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-ladd-jr), [Elliott Kastner](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-kastner), [Jay Kanter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-kanter) - **Editor:** [Michael Winner](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-winner) - **Director of Photography:** [Robert Paynter](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-paynter) ## Cast - [Verna Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/verna-harvey) - [Harry Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-andrews) - [Thora Hird](https://cinepixo.com/people/thora-hird) - [Stephanie Beacham](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephanie-beacham) - [Anna Palk](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-palk) - [Marlon Brando](https://cinepixo.com/people/marlon-brando) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-nightcomers-1971 Film facts: Wikidata (Q508957); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.