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The Nanny (1965) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1965 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Seth Holt

Written By:
Jimmy Sangster
Marryam Modell

Actors:
Bette Davis ..... The nanny
Wendy Craig ..... Virginia 'Virgie' Fane
Jill Bennett ..... Aunt Pen
James Villiers ..... Bill Fane, Queen's Messenger
William Dix ..... Joey Fane
Pamela Franklin ..... Bobbie Medman
Jack Watling ..... Dr. Medman, Fane's Upstairs Neighbor
Maurice Denham ..... Dr. Beamaster
Alfred Burke ..... Dr. Wills, Attended Nanny's daughter
Harry Fowler ..... Milkman
Angharad Aubrey ..... Susy Fane, Dead daughter in flashback scenes
Nora Gordon ..... Mrs. Griggs, School Matron
Sandra Power ..... Sarah

Synopsis:

Accused of drowning his little sister in the bath, 10-year old Joey (William Dix) is sent away to an institution for therapy even though he claims the Nanny (Davis) is responsible. When he returns home, suspicion is quickly aroused again as his mother (Wendy Craig) is poisoned and his aunt suddenly dies. But Joey continues to insist the Nanny is responsible, turning life into a deft cat-and-mouse game between the equally shady woman and her young charge.

Ten year old Joey Fane has been institutionalized for two years for behavior issues following the "accidental" bathtub drowning death of his younger sister, Susy Fane. Despite those behavior issues not having improved, Joey is being released and is going home. His father, Bill Fane, sees Joey's homecoming as a nuisance as having to deal with Joey's bad behavior takes time away from his work. Joey's mother, Virginia Fane, is a quivering nervous wreck as she doesn't think she can cope with Joey. The only person who seems even remotely happy about Joey coming home is Nanny, a longtime servant who was Virginia and Virginia's sister Pen's nanny when they were children. Nanny still acts much as such to the childlike Virginia and sickly Pen. However, Joey has always hated Nanny, who he wanted and still wants fired. Joey is openly antagonistic to Nanny, he especially refusing to eat anything she cooks and making her swear that she won't come into the bathroom while he's taking his baths. He accuses Nanny of trying to kill him. While at home, Joey befriends precocious fifteen year old Bobbie Medman, the girl who lives upstairs. Bobbie eventually gets caught up in Joey's stories of Nanny.

There's just something not quite right when Bette Davis stars as an English nanny. And is her 10 year-old charge an emotionally disturbed murderer or just an insolent brat?

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