Night of the Eagle

1962

Action / Drama / Horror

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 66% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 66% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 4794 4.8K

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Plot summary

A woman who may be a witch defends her husband from forces attempting to harm him.

Director

Sidney Hayers Photo
Sidney Hayers

Top cast

Margaret Johnston Photo
Margaret Johnston as Flora Carr
George Roubicek Photo
George Roubicek as Cleaner
Paul Frees Photo
Paul Frees as Prologue Narrator
Janet Blair Photo
Janet Blair as Tansy Taylor
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634.21 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by gsygsy 7 / 10

Good movie

A demonstration that a lot can be achieved on a small budget by imaginative filmmakers. The intensity of this movie took me by surprise. I had expected something more plodding, along the lines of Hammer fare from the same period. Instead, here we have inventive camera-work (DOP Reg Wyer, cameraman future DOP Gerry Turpin), a hardworking score by William Alwyn, and a thoughtful leading man in Peter Wyngarde. Director Sidney Hayers had come from TV, where he seems mostly stayed thereafter - a pity, as he clearly rose to the challenge of this material.Best of all are the two excellent performances by Janet Blair and Margaret Johnston. The former, an American who had to come to England to get a part that demonstrated she could really act. The latter, a distinguished stage actress who pulled all the stops out for this rare leading screen role.The pace of the film slackens here and there, but recovers in time for a splendid finale. A couple of scenes would have benefited from retakes because of technical glitches, but I suspect there just wasn't enough money left to do them. It's certainly no worse in this respect, though, than NIGHT OF THE DEMON, which is a clear influence. The Jacques Tourneur movie is more satisfying because of the tautness of its screenplay, but in every other way NIGHT OF THE EAGLE (aka BURN, WITCH, BURN) is as good. I wish it were better known. It certainly deserves to be.
Reviewed by preppy-3 8 / 10

Spooky witch tale

A college professor in England named Norman Taylor (Peter Wyngarde) and his wife Tansy (Janet Blair) seem to live a charmed life. Then Norman finds out Tansy is using witchcraft to "protect" him. He firmly disbelieves of it and makes her burn all her protective charms. Then his life becomes a living hell...Scary, well-made British chiller filmed in atmospheric black & white. This is the kind of movie where the chills creep up on you and quietly scare you.The acting is great all around. Peter Wyngarde is very effective as Taylor--you see his character struggling to rationalize all the bad things happening to him. Surprisingly director Sidney Hayers (in an interview with Fangoria magazine) didn't want Wyngarde for the role. It was well known that Wyngarde was gay and the director felt he would be too effeminate for the role! His doubts were totally misfounded. Blair is even better as his wife Tansy. Her sacrifice at one point in the movie is actually very moving. And I'll never forget Margaret Johnston--that woman was EVIL. Trust me, I'm not giving anything away--you'll know who the evil witch is within the first 10 minutes.A well-made, frightening horror film. Turn off the lights and cuddle up with this one. Perfect for late night viewing.
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