The Nightcomers

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The Nightcomers

R,

1972,

1h 36m,

Mystery & Thriller

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57%

7 Reviews

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40%

250+ Ratings

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57%

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7 Reviews

40%

Popcornmeter

250+ Ratings

Based on the characters from Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw" but set before that story, the film centers on Peter (Marlon Brando), a gardener at a remote country estate in England, who begins a kinky sexual relationship with nurse Miss Jessel (Stephanie Beacham). What they do not realize is that two children, siblings who live at the manor, Flora (Verna Harvey) and Miles (Christopher Ellis), have seen and taken to imitating their adult behavior, which will lead to trouble for all.

Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

May 1, 2026

3/5

Michael Winner's The Nightcomers has never looked better than it does in 4K, with Marlon Brando contributing a wildly indisciplined but fun performance, Stephanie Beacham doing yeoman work, and a dank, creepy atmosphere that’s well done…

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Robert Sullivan

Los Angeles Free Press

Jan 8, 2020

Has occasional moments where Brando's genius shines through.

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

May 7, 2019

4/10

...positively reviewed upon initial release, and Brando was nominated for a BAFTA, but I can't for the life of me figure out why.

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Mark Le Fanu

The Spectator

Sep 30, 2015

Alas, Michael Winner, a gentleman not notably renowned for any kind of subtlety, has produced and directed the whole enterprise and it's painful to watch him make the wrong plodding step at almost every moment of the film.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Sep 23, 2008

B

Michael Winner's rare, ambitious film tries to reimagine the prequel to Henry James' famous novel and its characters, offering Marlon Brando one of his most malevolent and disturbing roles; a good companion piece to The Innocents.

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Brian Holcomb

PopMatters

May 2, 2008

5/5

Strips the artistry of the Henry James original and leaves us with a hairy, overweight, naked and sweating Brando brutally kneading Stephanie Beacham's breasts into new shapes

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Abraham W

May 7, 2018

A very good hommage to The Turn of the Screw (and Jack Clayton's The Innocents). Marlon Brando is awesome, and ...fearsome.

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Theodore W

Jul 25, 2017

A truly awful film with a laughably awful script and a plethora of awkward, often perverted scenes that borderlines sexism, with terrible direction by Michael Winner (more like "Michael Loser" in this case), not to mention Marlon Brando's comically disastrous Irish accent. Ruins Jack Clayton's masterpiece "The Innocents." The only redeeming factor is the score, which deserves a better film.

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Michael Winner

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Marlon Brando

Peter Quint

Stephanie Beacham

Miss Jessel

Thora Hird

Mrs. Grose

Harry Andrews

Master of the House

Verna Harvey

Flora

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Synopsis

Based on the characters from Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw" but set before that story, the film centers on Peter (Marlon Brando), a gardener at a remote country estate in England, who begins a kinky sexual relationship with nurse Miss Jessel (Stephanie Beacham). What they do not realize is that two children, siblings who live at the manor, Flora (Verna Harvey) and Miles (Christopher Ellis), have seen and taken to imitating their adult behavior, which will lead to trouble for all.

Director: Michael Winner
Producer: Michael Winner
Production Co: Arco Embassy
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 36m

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