Nightmare 1964 Written by Jimmy Sangster and directed by Freddie Francis. A British horror film from Hammer.
A young woman called Janet is having trouble at boarding school. Her noisy nightmares are keeping her classmates awake. It's decided that she should return home with help from an older companion and nurse called Grace. Janet's father was killed by her mother, stabbed to death in front of Janet. In her nightmare Janet sees a white robed woman roaming the house. The nightmares continue at her house despite the friendly staff. She sees the white robed woman while she's awake. Henry is Janet's guardian, he is in charge of her money. He brings his wife to the house at one point. Janey stabs her to death and is sent to an institution. It turns out Henry has plans to live in the big house and spend Janet's money. Janet gets some help to get out of her bad situation from her other friends.
I enjoyed it. The script is good and so is the cast. I'd want to watch it again sometime.
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