| Night Hair Child | |
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| Directed by | James Kelley Andrea Bianchi |
| Produced by | Graham Harris |
| Written by | Erich Kröhnke Andrea Bianchi Bautista Lacasa Trevor Preston |
| Starring | Mark Lester Britt Ekland Hardy Krüger Lilli Palmer Harry Andrews Conchita Montes Collette Jack |
| Music by | Stelvio Cipriani |
| Distributed by | Avco Embassy Pictures(US) Cineteca S.A. (Spain) Astral Films(Canada) |
| Release date(s) | 1971 |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | UK Spain Italy USA West Germany |
| Language | English |
Night Hair Child (also released under the titles Night Child, Child of the Night, What the Peeper Saw, and Diabólica Malicia) is a 1971 horror film directed by James Kelley who is better known for directing The Beast in the Cellar. On the Italian and some International prints of the film Andrea Bianchi is credited under the pseudonym, Andrew White.
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Marcus is a twelve-year-old schoolboy his mother recently died leaving it up to his wealthy author Paul to look after him. He takes a sexual interest in his stepmother Elise. Elise notices his abnormal behaviour and investigates by visiting his school after discovering a torn-up letter from his headmaste. Elise is shocked by her findings. Elise becomes increasingly disturbed and wonders if Marcus is to blame for his mother's death. Elise enlists the help of psychiatrist, Dr Viorne to find answers.
The film received a theatrical release in Canada by Astral Films, in Spain by Cineteca S.A. and in the US by Avco Embassy Pictures. In the US it was distributed on video by Interglobal Home Video and VCI Home Video. Prior to the film receiving a DVD release numerous bootleg versions were made and were often exchanged on the mail video tape exchange circuit.
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