The Night Digger

Effective psychological love story with a macabre twist not found in the original Joy Cowley novel. The dreary existence of middle- aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there is more to Billy than meets the eye. This well-crafted film, full of sexual tension and Gothic flavor, was Patricia Neal's second after her return to acting, her real-life stroke worked deftly into the story by then-husband Roald Dahl.

Genre(s) : Drama,Horror,Thriller

Aka(s) :
(original title) - The Night Digger
Brazil - Paixão e Crime
Canada - The Night Digger
France - Le terrassier(cable TV title)
Germany - Das Haus der Schatten
Hungary - Az ásós gyilkos

Soviet Union - Ночной мотоциклист
Spain - El enterrador nocturno
United Kingdom - The Road Builder
United Kingdom - The Visitor
United States - The Night Digger

Actors :
Patricia Neal Maura Prince
Pamela Brown Mrs Edith Prince - Mother
Nicholas Clay Billy Jarvis
Jean Anderson Mrs Millicent McMurtrey
Graham Crowden Mr Bolton
Yootha Joyce Mrs Palafox
Peter Sallis Rev Rupert Palafox
Brigit Forsyth District Nurse
Sebastian Breaks Dr Ronnie Robinson
Diana Patrick Mary Wingate
Jenny McCracken Jenny - Farmwife
Bruce Myles Bank Clerk
Zoe Alexander Stroke Patient
Christopher Reynalds Young Billy
Elaine Ives-Cameron Gypsy
Sibylla Kay Whore