The Nanny (1965 film)

The Nanny
The Nanny
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Seth Holt
Written by	Jimmy Sangster
Produced by	Jimmy Sangster
Starring	Bette Davis; William Dix; Wendy Craig; Jill Bennett
Cinematography	Harry Waxman
Edited by	Tom Simpson
Music by	Richard Rodney Bennett
Production; companies	Associated British Picture Corporation; Hammer Film Productions; Seven Arts
Distributed by	Warner-Pathé Distributors (UK); 20th Century-Fox (US)
Release dates	7 November 1965 (UK); 27 October 1965 (US);
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$1,300,000 (estimated)
Box office	$2 million (US/ Canada)

The Nanny is a 1965 British psychological horror thriller film directed by Seth Holt, and starring Bette Davis, Wendy Craig and Jill Bennett.^[2] It was written by Jimmy Sangster based on the novel of the same title by Evelyn Piper (a pseudonym for Merriam Modell) and was scored by Richard Rodney Bennett. It was made by Hammer Film Productions at Elstree Studios.

A devoted but mentally-ill nanny cares for a 10-year-old boy recently discharged from a home for disturbed children.

^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p230 Please note figures are rentals not total gross. See also "Top Grossers of 1965", Variety, 5 January 1966 p 36
^ "The Nanny". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 June 2024.