The Night Visitor (1971)
Directed by Laslo Benedek
Genres - Mystery, Horror |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller |
Release Date - Feb 10, 1971 (USA) |
Run Time - 102 min. |
Countries - Sweden, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
In this suspense thriller, Max von Sydow is Selem, who inconveniences his sister Esther (Liv Ullman) and her husband, Dr. Anton Jenks (Per Oscarsson) by being accused of murder. They rid themselves of the inconvenience by having him committed to a mental hospital. This situation drives him into genuine insanity, and he seeks revenge by escaping to commit horrific crimes in such a way that they will be blamed on Dr. Jenks. Having done this, his plan is to return to the mental hospital without being detected.
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false-accusation, farming, frame-up, imprisonment, mental-illness, mental-institution, mental-patient (escaped), murder, prison, psychopath, revenge, scheme
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