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The Nightmare Man (1981)

The Nightmare Man

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1h 58m

Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

May 1st, 1981

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Synopsis

A heavy fog cuts the small isolated Scottish island off from the mainland, and dentist Michael Gaffikin has just discovered a dismembered corpse on the golf links. Michael and his artist girlfriend, Fiona Patterson, assist the local law enforcements in searching for the murderer. However, as the body count rises and the surrounding circumstances turn increasingly bizarre and gruesome, everyone begins to wonder if the killer is a human or an unimaginable creature...

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Cast

James Warwick
Michael Gaffikin
Celia Imrie
Fiona Patterson
Maurice Roëves
Inspector Inskip
Jonathan Newth
Colonel Howard
Tom Watson
Dr. Goudry
James Cosmo
Sergeant Carch
Fraser Wilson
P.C. Malcolmson
Jeff Stewart
Drummond
Tony Sibbald
Symonds
Pat Gorman
The Killer
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Directors

Douglas Camfield
(4 episodes, 1981)
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Producers

Ron Craddock
producer
(4 episodes, 1981)
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Writers

Robert Holmes
(dramatised by) (4 episodes, 1981)
David Wiltshire
novel
(4 episodes, 1981)
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Keywords

alien
murder
based on novel
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English
Scottish Gaelic
Russian

Release Dates

May 1st, 1981 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
May 1st, 1981 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) theatrical

Alternative Titles

The Nightmare Man (original title)
The Nightmare Man (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Locations

Padstow, Cornwall, England, UK
Port Isaac, Cornwall, England, UK
St Enodoc Golf Club, Rock, Cornwall, England, UK
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Running Times

118 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1
4:3

Distribution Companies

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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