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The Whisperers stars Dame Edith Evans as a lonely old woman whose imagination is getting the better of her sanity. She insists that she hears "whisperers" plotting and planning against her at all times; she also believes that these imaginary entities are spying on her. So suspicious is Ms. Evans of her nonexistent whisperers that she fails to notice the very real predators around her. She is robbed of her life's savings by a nasty "friend" (Avis Brunnage), and is exploited by her estranged con-artist husband (Eric Portman) and her no-good son (Ronald Fraser) Even when she catches on to the duplicity of others, Ms. Evans is so far gone with her "whisperers" that the authorities refuse to believe her. Seedy and sordid though it may be, The Whisperers won Edith Evans the Best Actress award from the New York Critics' Circle.
Original Release
07/18/1967
US Release
07/31/1967
Cast
Name | Character |
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Edith Evans | Mrs. Ross / Mrs Ross |
Nanette Newman | The Girl Upstairs |
Harry Baird | The Man Upstairs |
Gerald Sim | Mr. Conrad |
Lionel Gamlin | Mr. Conrad's Colleague |
Glen Farmer | 1st Redeemer |
Oliver MacGreevy | 2nd Redeemer |
Ronald Fraser | Charlie Ross |
Kenneth Griffith | Mr. Weaver |
Avis Bunnage | Mrs. Noonan |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Edith Evans | Mrs. Ross / Mrs Ross |
Nanette Newman | The Girl Upstairs |
Harry Baird | The Man Upstairs |
Gerald Sim | Mr. Conrad |
Lionel Gamlin | Mr. Conrad's Colleague |
Glen Farmer | 1st Redeemer |
Oliver MacGreevy | 2nd Redeemer |
Ronald Fraser | Charlie Ross |
Kenneth Griffith | Mr. Weaver |
Avis Bunnage | Mrs. Noonan |
John Orchard | Grogan |
Sarah Forbes | Mrs. Ross When Young / Mrs Ross When Young |
Penny Spencer | Mavis Noonan |
Kaplan Kaye | Jimmie Noonan / Jimmy Noonan |
Michael Robbins | Mr. Noonan / Mr Noonan |
Frank Singuineau | Negro Doctor |
Michael Francis | Plain-Clothes Policeman / Plainclothes Policeman |
Shona Lesley | Nurse |
Helen Fleming | Nurse |
Rosemary Lord | Nurse |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jack Rix | Producer |
Ronald Shedlo | Producer |
Sung-Woo Shin | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1968 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1968 | Golden Globe | Best English-Language Foreign Film | Nominated |
1968 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Drama | Won |