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Absolutely the worst movie.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

This was the last film directed by Sidney Gilliat. It is a shame it was such a misfire. The film is an adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel. This is important, because as I watched this I kept on thinking when would the mystery start?Michael Rogers (Hywel Bennett) is a working class chauffeur who ends up falling for a rich American girl, Ellie Thomsen (Hayley Mills) dubbed the sixth richest woman in the world. Micheal always had an eye for a mansion in the countryside, his dream comes true once he marries Ellie, She funds the building of the mansion from a Swedish architect. However the land is supposedly cursed by the gypsies and their are strange visitations.Life should be blissful for Michael, but Ellie's family disapprove of the marriage. They think Michael is a social climber who only married Ellie for her money. The family's charming lawyer 'Uncle Andrew' (George Sanders) offers to buy off Michael. When Ellie's friend Greta (Britt Ekland) arrives to stay, it causes friction as Greta and Michael dislike each other.Wedded bliss does not last long for Michael as someone dies but even then there is no mystery because it is just a tragic incident.The film is dreadful. It goes on at a leisurely pace with endless scenes of the countryside. The acting is flat even from Bennett. Only Sanders shows some spirit in what was one of his final roles.The biggest problem is whether the film is supposed to be a murder mystery or a supernatural mystery? The reveal only comes in the last 15 minutes. The casting of Britt Ekland who was a sex symbol in the 1970s might give the viewer of clue as to where the film is heading.

Endless Night remains one of my favourite films and I watch my DVD copy at least twice a year.Having first viewed this marvellous (but apparently long forgotten) film back in 1973 (age 11), in the on- board cinema of a P&O cruise liner, I loved it from the first moment I heard the wonderfully atmospheric opening music from Master Composer Bernard Hermann. This music immediately transforms the film to an old Hitchcock style thriller and the very interesting direction and performances follow it through.Hywel Bennett is superb as the lead actor and narrator and I was fooled in 1973 to believing Haley Mills really was a genuine American.Production values are mostly high, but one suspects money was tight and probably run out by the time the film entered post production.Had Hitchcock put his name to this one, I'm sure it would be hailed as his final masterpiece (as appose to Marnie). However, I believe the film had trouble reaching a wide release and I imagine the critics were unkind, because it was very modern in its look and production design and a little different from the novel.I very much enjoy Endless Night every time I see it and the ending is still a surprise to those I show it to.A very well crafted film, which although a little flawed in final post production (lack of money to polish), is really a superb and entertaining classic film.I hope Endless Night one day receives the recognition it truly deserves.

This movie starts out as a great Hitchcock thriller similar to Vertigo or something, then escalates into endlessly describing the life of the married couple. I'm writing this before the movie has ended, and maybe there's a good ending but quite honestly it is not worth it sitting through scene after scene of superfluous story-telling. Quite honestly, that is why Hitchock is such a master. Because he understands how to create suspense and never to leave in a single, indifferent moment in a movie. The movie is called "Endless Night" (A Blake quote: Some are born to sweet delight / Some are born to endless night). But just coming up with a few good things in the movie and then showing a lot of stuff that never should have been in it is not the way to make a good movie.

I came to this having recently seen the slightly earlier, 'Twisted Nerve' also starring Hayley mills and Hywel Bennett, directed by the Boultings and was expecting something more along the lines of a more traditional thriller/horror. this, however, is a very different film and if not as successful as it might have been, certainly deserving of attention. I was not as persuaded as some by the creepiness but it certainly odd and although it seemed to progress rather slowly and in an unusual way, I had no idea that things would turn out the way they do. Well worth seeing, some may find it more haunting than others but is certainly just that little bit different. Even dressed in a dowdy manner, Britt Ekland completely overshadows Mills in the looks department and Per Oscarsson's performance almost knocks Bennett aside.