
Psycho(1960)
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.


“THREE SHOCKING MURDERS...did she DREAM them? ...or DO them?”
A young woman is plagued by nightmares of her asylum-patient mother. Upon returning to her family home, the nightmares become real when she sees a strange woman pacing the halls.

David Knight
Henry Baxter

Moira Redmond
Grace Maddox

Jennie Linden
Janet Freeman

Brenda Bruce
Mary Lewis

George A. Cooper
John
Irene Richmond
Mrs. Gibbs

Timothy Bateson
Hotel Bartender

Elizabeth Dear
Young Janet
Clytie Jessop
Woman in White

John Welsh
Doctor
Nightmare is a thriller, horror, mystery film released in 1964 exploring themes of dreams, nightmare, father murder, suicide attempt, asylum, girls' boarding school. Directed by Freddie Francis, it stars David Knight, Moira Redmond, Jennie Linden. A young woman is plagued by nightmares of her asylum-patient mother. Upon returning to her family home, the nightmares become real when she sees a strange woman pacing the halls.
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