The Nanny (1965 film)
| The Nanny | |
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| Directed by | Seth Holt |
| Written by | Jimmy Sangster |
| Produced by | Jimmy Sangster |
| Starring | Bette Davis William Dix Wendy Craig Jill Bennett |
| Cinematography | Harry Waxman |
| Edited by | Tom Simpson |
| Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé Distributors (UK) 20th Century-Fox (US) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,300,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $2 million (US/ Canada) |
The Nanny is a 1965 British psychological horror thriller film directed by Seth Holt, and starring Bette Davis, Wendy Craig and Jill Bennett. It was written by Jimmy Sangster based on the 1964 novel of the same title by Evelyn Piper (a pseudonym for Merriam Modell) and was scored by Richard Rodney Bennett. It was made by Hammer Film Productions at Elstree Studios.
A devoted but mentally-ill nanny cares for a 10-year-old boy recently discharged from a home for disturbed children.