| Fanatic | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Silvio Narizzano |
| Produced by | Anthony Hinds |
| Written by | Anne Blaisdell (novel) Richard Matheson (screenplay) |
| Starring | Tallulah Bankhead Stefanie Powers Donald Sutherland |
| Music by | Wilfred Josephs |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Editing by | John Dunsford |
| Release date(s) | 1965-03-21 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
Fanatic (US title: Die! Die! My Darling!) is a 1965 British thriller directed by Silvio Narizzano for Hammer Films. It stars Tallulah Bankhead, Stefanie Powers, Peter Vaughan, Yootha Joyce, Maurice Kaufmann and Donald Sutherland.
First released in theaters in 21 March 1965 in United Kingdom, it was filmed at Elstree Studios and on location in Letchmore Heath, Hertfordshire, during 1964. It was Bankhead's final feature film. One of the taglines was "She's One Mean Mother-In-Law".
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The film is about an American woman, spoiled Patricia Carroll (Powers), who arrives in London to perform a marriage to her lover Alan Glentower (Kauffmann). Before getting married, Pat likely wants to pay a visit to Mrs Trefoile (Bankhead), the mother of her deceased fiancé Stephen (who died in an automobile accident several years ago), at a secluded house on the edge of an English village. Mrs Trefoile is fanatically religious, and it soon becomes apparent she blames Pat for her son's death when Pat reveals to her that she wasn't actually going to marry Stephen, who, it turns out, committed suicide. With the help of her equally psychotic servants, she holds Pat captive in an attempt to cleanse her soul and then kill her, reuniting her with her deceased son.
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