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Nightmare (1964) – Movie Overview

Title: Nightmare (1964)
Director: Freddie Francis
Writer / Producer: Jimmy Sangster
Studio: Hammer Films / Rank Film Distributors
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Runtime: Approx. 82–83 minutes
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

???? Plot Summary (English)

The story centers on Janet Freeman, a young woman who has been haunted by nightmares ever since she witnessed her mother murder her father when she was a child. Her mother was then confined to an insane asylum, and Janet fears that she might inherit her mother’s insanity.

Janet’s nightmares grow worse while she is at her finishing school, and she is sent home to her family’s large old house to recover. There, her guardian Henry Baxter and his newly hired companion Grace Maddox try to help her — but dark visions continue, including eerie appearances of a mysterious woman in white.

Things take a dramatic turn when Janet believes the nightmare figures are real and violence erupts, leading to shocking revelations and twists that blur the line between dreams and reality.

????‍???? Main Cast

Jennie Linden as Janet Freeman

David Knight as Henry Baxter

Moira Redmond as Grace Maddox

Brenda Bruce as Miss Mary Lewis

George A. Cooper as John (the chauffeur)

???? Style and Reception

The film is shot in black and white, giving it a moody, atmospheric noir feel typical of many Hammer films of the era.

It mixes psychological mystery with horror elements — the plot features fear, paranoia, and unexpected twists.

“Nightmare” isn’t a traditional monster movie — instead, it explores mental instability, fear of inherited madness, and the line between nightmare and reality.

???? Fun Facts

The film was produced by Hammer Films, a legendary British studio known for classic horror films in the 1950s–70s.

It was released in 1964 and has since become a notable example of psychological horror from that period.


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