“Nightmare” (1964) / Z-View

Nightmare (1964)

Director: Freddie Francis

Screenplay: Jimmy Sangster

Stars: David Knight, Moira Redmond, Brenda Bruce, Jennie Linden.

Tagline: THREE SHOCKING MURDERS…did she DREAM them? …or DO them?

The Plot…

Six years ago Janet Freeman saw her mother stabbed to death.  Janet was eleven.  Nightmares have haunted her since.  Now seventeen, the night terrors have become so bad that Janet has been sent home from boarding school to recover.

At home, the nightmares become worse and even more realistic.  Is Janet dreaming of murders or commiting them?

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

There are worse ways to spend 82 minutes…

Nightmare (1964) rates 2 of 5 stars.