Nightcomers, The
Date: 1972
Director: Michael Winner
Production Company: Elliott Kastner-Jay Kanter-Alan Ladd Jnr Productions, Scimitar Films
Stars: Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird, Harry Andrews
Location(s): Cambridgeshire
Region(s): South East M-Q
Storyline:
A gardener at a country house corrupts a governess and the recently orphaned children she teaches.
Additional Information:
Page compiled by Phil Wilkinson
The story is a prequel to Henry James’ 1898 novella ‘The Turn of the Screw’ which had already been adapted into 1961’s production ‘The Innocents.
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When they call his name, Peter Quint (Marlon Brando) whistles to Miles and Flora from a gazebo in the grounds of Bly House. Sawston Hall at Sawston in Cambridgeshire.
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As Quint runs around the estate hiding from them, Miles (Christopher Ellis) and Flora Tyrrell (Verna Harvey) search for their Father's valet. Sawston Hall in the village of Sawston to the south of Cambridge.
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Becoming Miles and Flora's guardian after their parents death, the new Master of the House (Harry Andrews) expects that their governess, Miss Margaret Jessel (Stephanie Beacham), will have no difficulty with them. In the background stands the Grade I listed Sawston Hall.
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While the Master prepares to return to London wanting nothing to do with his cousin's children, Miss Jessel tells Quint that he may be kept on as a gardener. Sawston Hall at Sawston.
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The double grave for Arthur and Helen Tyrrell is dug in the local churchyard. St. George's church in Thriplow, Cambridgeshire.
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Housekeeper Mrs. Grose bangs on a pan to call the Children to breakfast. Sawston Hall in Cambridgeshire, where interiors were also filmed.
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Being the only one to have told the siblings that their Parents had died, Quint explains to Miles what is to happen next as they walk through the churchyard towards the grave. The churchyard at St. George's church in Thriplow.
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Mrs. Grose (Thora Hird) calls to Miss Jessel and Flora as they look at mounted butterflies in a shop window. The Green, Duxford, Cambridgeshire. (SR)
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The three of them enter the shop where Miss Jessel buys a Red Admiral for Flora. The Green, Duxford. (SR)
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As they return to Bly Hall, Flora explains about the butterfly to Miss Jessel and Mrs. Grose. The Green, Duxford. (SR)
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Mrs. Grose stands over Miss Jessel as she recovers after passing out in the greenhouse.
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Attended by everyone except Miles, Flora and their Guardian, the funeral of Arthur and Helen Tyrrell takes place. The churchyard at St. George's church in Thriplow, Cambridgeshire.
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On the Bly Hall estate, Miss Jessel waits on a island in the lake for a tryst with Quint that he never keeps.
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As Mrs. Grose hangs out the washing, Miss Jessel tells her that the children are playing with Quint and his kite at the chalk pits.
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Holding on to the kite suspended by balloons, Miles runs towards the sheer drop of a chalk pit. According to IMDb, this is Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits off Limekiln Road on the southern outskirts of Cambridge.
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Having survived the kite flight, Miles is taught archery by the wayward groundsman.
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Miles and Miss Jessel play croquet on the lawn as he tells his teacher that Quint doesn't want to see her again.
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The Governess doesn't believe that the man who has become her lover doesn't care about her.
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That night, Quint leaves the village inn to be lied to by Flora that Miss Jessel loves him. 39 North Road, Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire. (SR)
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Mrs. Grose and Miss Jessel separate the Children when they're seen playing a dangerous game on the top deck of the gazebo.
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Outside the lodge where he lives, Quint plays blind man's buff with Miles and Flora.
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When Mrs. Grose sends word to the Master that Miss Jessel has left, a Woman (Anna Palk) arrives for an interview after he advertises for someone to replace her.
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Staggering from the inn one night, Quint comes across the drowned body of Miss Jessel before meeting his own doom when Miles appears with his bow and arrows.
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The new Governess arrives at Bly Hall.