Night Hair Child
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Night Hair Child is a 1971 horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...

 starring Mark Lester
Mark Lester
Mark Lester is an English former child actor known for playing the title role in the 1968 musical film version of Oliver! and starring in a number of other British and European films of the 1960s and 70s and in a number of television series.-Early life and film career:Lester was born in Oxford,...

, Britt Ekland
Britt Ekland
Britt-Marie Ekland is a Swedish actress and singer, and a long time resident of the United Kingdom. She is best known for her roles as a Bond girl in The Man with the Golden Gun, and in the British cult horror film The Wicker Man, as well as her marriage to actor Peter Sellers, and her...

, Hardy Krüger
Hardy Krüger
Hardy Krüger is a German actor. He is thought of as one of the greatest German actors of the 1960s. He was born in Wedding, Berlin, German Reich...

 and Lilli Palmer
Lilli Palmer
Lilli Palmer , born Lilli Marie Peiser, was a German actress. She won the Volpi Cup, the Deutscher Filmpreis three times, and was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award.-Life and career:...

. The film was directed by James Kelley (who is better known for directing The Beast in the Cellar
The Beast in the Cellar
The Beast in the Cellar is a 1970 British horror film written and directed by James Kelley. The film was produced by Leander Films and Tigon British Film Productions. Filming took place at Pinewood Studios. The film was released in the UK on DVD by Anchor Bay as part of The Tigon Collection...

) and Andrea Bianchi
Andrea Bianchi
Andrea Bianchi is an Italian film director and writer.-Filmography:* Diabólica malicia * Treasure Island...

. On the Italian and some international prints of the film Bianchi is credited under the pseudonym Andrew White.

Plot

Marcus is a twelve-year-old schoolboy his mother recently died leaving it up to his wealthy author Paul to look after him. He takes a sexual interest in his stepmother Elise. Elise notices his abnormal behaviour and investigates by visiting his school after discovering a torn-up letter from his headmaster. Elise is shocked by her findings. Elise becomes increasingly disturbed and wonders if Marcus is to blame for his mother's death. Elise enlists the help of psychiatrist, Dr Viorne to find answers.

Cast

  • Mark Lester
    Mark Lester
    Mark Lester is an English former child actor known for playing the title role in the 1968 musical film version of Oliver! and starring in a number of other British and European films of the 1960s and 70s and in a number of television series.-Early life and film career:Lester was born in Oxford,...

     as Marcus
  • Britt Ekland
    Britt Ekland
    Britt-Marie Ekland is a Swedish actress and singer, and a long time resident of the United Kingdom. She is best known for her roles as a Bond girl in The Man with the Golden Gun, and in the British cult horror film The Wicker Man, as well as her marriage to actor Peter Sellers, and her...

     as Elise
  • Hardy Krüger
    Hardy Krüger
    Hardy Krüger is a German actor. He is thought of as one of the greatest German actors of the 1960s. He was born in Wedding, Berlin, German Reich...

     as Paul
  • Lilli Palmer
    Lilli Palmer
    Lilli Palmer , born Lilli Marie Peiser, was a German actress. She won the Volpi Cup, the Deutscher Filmpreis three times, and was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award.-Life and career:...

     as Dr Viorne
  • Harry Andrews
    Harry Andrews
    Harry Fleetwood Andrews, CBE was an English film actor known for his frequent portrayals of tough military officers. His performance as Sergeant Major Wilson in The Hill alongside Sean Connery earned Andrews the 1965 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the...

     as Headmaster
  • Conchita Montes
    Conchita Montes
    Conchita Montes was a Spanish film actress.-Career:Born in Madrid, Montes became a popular actress in Spanish films of the 1940s and 1950s...

     as Sophie
  • Collette Jack as Sarah

Release

The film received a theatrical release in Canada by Astral Films, in Spain by Cineteca S.A. and in the US by Avco Embassy Pictures
Embassy Pictures
Embassy Pictures Corporation was an independent studio and distributor responsible for such films as The Graduate, The Lion in Winter, This Is Spinal Tap and Escape from New York.-Founding:The company was founded in 1942 by producer Joseph E...

.

In the US it was distributed on video by Interglobal Home Video and VCI Home Video.

Prior to the film receiving a DVD release numerous bootleg versions were made and were often exchanged on the mail video tape exchange circuit.

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