The Night Digger
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| The Night Digger | |
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| Directed by | Alastair Reid |
| Produced by | Alan D. Courtney |
| Written by | Novel: Joy Cowley Script: Roald Dahl |
| Starring | Patricia Neal Pamela Brown Nicholas Clay Jean Anderson Christopher Reynalds Peter Sallis |
| Music by | Bernard Herrmann |
| Cinematography | Alex Thomson |
| Editing by | John Bloom |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | May 12, 1971 (USA) |
| Running time | 110 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Night Digger is a 1971 British thriller film that was based on the novel Nest in a Fallen Tree by Joy Cowley. It was adapted by Roald Dahl and starred his wife Patricia Neal. The Night Digger was the American title; it was originally released in the United Kingdom as The Road Builder.[1]
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- Patricia Neal as Maura Prince
- Pamela Brown as Mrs. Edith Prince
- Nicholas Clay as Billy Jarvis
- Jean Anderson as Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey
- Graham Crowden as Mr. Bolton
- Yootha Joyce as Mrs. Palafox
- Peter Sallis as Reverend Rupert Palafox
- Brigit Forsyth as District Nurse
- Sebastian Breaks as Dr. Ronnie Robinson
- Christopher Reynalds as Young Billy
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[edit] Further reading
- Stafford, Jeff. "The Road Builder (aka The Night Digger)". Turner Classic Movies. http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article.jsp?cid=246692. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
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