The Man from Nowhere is a beautifully told Victorian gothic thriller from acclaimed director James Hill. Young orphan Alice has been invited by her rich uncle to live in his country mansion but she soon finds herself persecuted by the apparent visitations of an unsettling stranger. Who is this man from nowhere and just why is he tying to scare her away?
James Hill
John Tully
Desmond Dickinson
Sarah Hollis Andrews
Alice Harvey
Ronald Adam
George Harvey
Anthony McCaffery
Spikey
Shane Franklin
William
Reggie Winch
Nobby
Robin Keston
Jim
John Forbes-Robertson
Mr Freeman
Edmund Thomas
Joe
Gabrielle Hamilton
Mrs Smee
Michael Gough
Voice of the Man (voice)
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This features quite a charming effort from the young Sarah Hollis Andrews as "Alice", an orphan who goes to live with her uncle "George" (Ronald Adam). Once at his spooky old home, she starts to see a spectre that appears, then disappears. What's going on? The film has something of an episode of "Sc...
The Man From Nowhere (1976) - Extract
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