The Road Builder(Movie, 1971)

Name: The Road Builder
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1971
Duration: T01:37:00
Rating: 3.1

| 1h 37min | Genres: Drama, Thriller

Rating: 3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

The Night Digger is a 1971 British thriller film based on the novel Nest in a Fallen Tree by Joy Cowley about two women who are visited by a suspicious handy man. It was adapted by Roald Dahl and starred his then wife Patricia Neal. The Night Digger was the American title; it was originally released in the United Kingdom as The Road Builder. ()

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Available subtitles: English [CC]

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About The Road Builder

The dreary existence of middle-aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there is more to Billy than meets the eye. Based on the novel Nest in a Fallen Tree by Joy Cowley.

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Trailer for The Road Builder + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Night Digger ≣ 1971 ≣ Trailer(Trailer, 2:36)

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: London

Made by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Youngstreet

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 3 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 05/12/1971 (World premiere: 02/25/1971)

Cast: Patricia Neal, Pamela Brown, Nicholas Clay, Jean Anderson, Christopher Reynalds, Peter Sallis

Director: Alastair Reid

Screenwriter: Roald Dahl

Film Editor: John Bloom

Director of Photography: Alex Thomson

Composer: Bernard Herrmann

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Paixão e Crime"

"Das Haus der Schatten"

"El enterrador nocturno"

"The Night Digger"

Keywords: sexual tension, based on novel or book, serial killer, gothic horror, older woman younger man relationship, blind mother

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The Road Builder(Movie, 1971)

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