The Whisperers (1967)
3.7 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 45min
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- Synopsis:
Beyond Mr. Conrad (Gerald Sim) who attends to the allowance she receives through National Assistance, seventy-six year old Margaret Ross (Edith Evans), who lives in a cluttered run-down flat, is emotionally all alone in the world. Her husband Archie (Eric Portman) left her over twenty years ago, and her grown criminal son Charlie only uses her for whatever he can get out of her. Despite being a bright woman, she is not totally in mind. She has several continual delusions, the most common being that her neighbors are listening to her through the apartment building's pipes and through her wireless radio. As such, she is constantly asking into thin air, "Are you there?" Following an extended hospitalization, the result of an unfortunate incident involving an unscrupulous woman she met at the National Assistance office, Margaret is no longer able to take care of herself. Mr. Conrad, who has taken a liking to her, takes it upon himself to ensure that she is well taken care of - physically, emotionally and legally... - Actors:
- Edith Evans, Nanette Newman, Harry Baird, Jack Austin, Gerald Sim, Lionel Gamlin, Glen Farmer, Oliver MacGreevy, Ronald Fraser, Kenneth Griffith, Avis Bunnage, John Orchard, Peter Thompson, Sarah Forbes, Penny Spencer
- Directors:
- Bryan Forbes
- Writers:
- Robert Nicolson, Bryan Forbes
- Others:
- Gerry Turpin, Dame Edith Evans
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 1
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