The Night Visitor
The Night Visitor

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A man named Salem escapes from an insane asylum where he was confined for an axe-murder. Falsely convicted under a plea of "guilty due to insanity", he does not plan to let his sister and her husband forget that they were responsible for the murder of a farmhand and for his cruel imprisonment in the asylum.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Night Visitor:

Max von Sydow
Trevor Howard
Liv Ullmann
Per Oscarsson
Rupert Davies
Andrew Keir

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A man named Salem escapes from an insane asylum where he was confined for an axe-murder. Falsely convicted under a plea of "guilty due to insanity", he does not plan to let his sister and her husband forget that they were responsible for the murder of a farmhand and for his cruel imprisonment in the asylum.

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TIME Magazine - 8/10 by Stefan KanferLaslo Benedek's methodical direction and Henning Kristiansen's astonishing photography-a gothic mix of melancholy blue landscapes and pale, crumbling interiors-only serve to underline the film's deficiency, the utter lack of logic.
User Review - 8/10 by Paul DI love this movie. If you can't get enough of Max Von Sydow running around on the frozen plains in boxers, this is the movie for you. Liv Ullman and Per Oscarsson turn in good performances here as well in this little known psychologicall thriller.
User Review - 8/10 by Neil OAn excellent European psychological thriller, with a cast from both Scandinavia (Max von Sydow, Liv Ullman) and England (Trevor Howard, Rupert Davies). There are enough plot twists to keep you entertained. The icy location is excellent and well photographed. A few gaps in the logic are apparant if you think about them for too long after watching but nevertheless I'd highly reccommend this movie.
User Review - 8/10 by Antonius BThis film opens up with Max von Sydow running across snowy fields in his underpants. Good lord, we wonder, what's he doing out there? Isn't he freezing? Soon he cleverly figures out a way to get into a house via an upstairs window, and it becomes apparent that he knows the three people who are engaged in a disagreement in the kitchen below. We're not sure what he's up to, and as it's best you don't know a lot about the plot before watching this one, I won't say more. The story is taut and well-told by director László Benedek, who wisely avoids extraneous detail, and there are moments of real tension. It's dark, but Benedek exercises restraint, which I liked, but which may turn off viewers seeking more explicit thrills. Trevor Howard, who you may recognize from Brief Encounter (1945) and The Third Man (1949), is strong as a detective, and the rest of the cast are all good as well. I liked the way we eventually see how von Sydow is able to do what he does, though you'll have to suspend disbelief a bit. Clever ending too.
User Review - 8/10 by William MThis film opens up with Max von Sydow running across snowy fields in his underpants. Good lord, we wonder, what's he doing out there? Isn't he freezing? Soon he cleverly figures out a way to get into a house via an upstairs window, and it becomes apparent that he knows the three people who are engaged in a disagreement in the kitchen below. We're not sure what he's up to, and as it's best you don't know a lot about the plot before watching this one, I won't say more. The story is taut and well-told by director László Benedek, who wisely avoids extraneous detail, and there are moments of real tension. It's dark, but Benedek exercises restraint, which I liked, but which may turn off viewers seeking more explicit thrills. Trevor Howard, who you may recognize from Brief Encounter (1945) and The Third Man (1949), is strong as a detective, and the rest of the cast are all good as well. I liked the way we eventually see how von Sydow is able to do what he does, though you'll have to suspend disbelief a bit. Clever ending too.
User Review - 6/10 by David GA mental patient escapes confinement to address some wrongs in his life!
User Review - 6/10 by Eric B"The Night Visitor" is an obscure, thoroughly strange drama that somehow managed to cast Ingmar Bergman regulars Max Von Sydow and Liv Ullman in their prime. The entire film takes place in freezing cold and snow. Wrongly sentenced for murder, Von Sydow is imprisoned in a decrepit insane asylum (the real-life location, an ancient Swedish fortress by the sea, is astounding). The real killer lurks in his old family home nearby, where his three sisters and one brother-in-law awkwardly reside. Von Sydow has found an elaborate way to slip out of his cell undetected involving a delightful assortment of tools and tricks, and he aims to sneak home, avenge himself and return to the asylum with a perfect alibi. Unfortunately, this plot involves tying his clothes into a rope, which means poor Von Sydow spends much of the film stumbling through the snowy wilderness in his skivvies. Incredible to watch. The logic of the story doesn't quite hold up and its ambience is strictly B-movie (director Laslo Benedek had a spotty career, highlighted by Brando's "The Wild One" and a version of "Death of a Salesman" shot almost 20 years earlier), but there's a wonderful twist at the end. Don't expect much from Ullman - she barely has anything to do beyond making distraught faces - but the wizened veteran Trevor Howard adds a good turn as an investigating police inspector.
User Review - 6/10 by Joe MRelatively gripping suspense film about a man accused of murder, found criminally insane and the vengeance he then wrecks on those who are really guilty. A lot - and I mean a lot - of implausible elements, yet manages to keep you on the edge of your seat. That is, up until the totally ridiculous ending. Great performances by von Sydow,, Ulmann and Howard. And the barrenness of the Danish winter and the snugness of the homes gives the film an alternating earthy and claustrophobic look. Well worth seeing.

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