The Night Caller
Seen it?1965 | 85 min | Science Fiction, Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for fans of end-of-the-world stories and anyone who's looked up and wondered. It builds a whole broken world and makes you live in it. Shelve it next to Invasion of the Body Snatchers or Logan's Run. Much of it plays out in space, so the scale is part of the thrill.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Keeps the tension tight, at 1 hr 25 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
The inhabitants of Ganymede need to find mates from another world or they will become extinct. They soon discover a suitable breeding stock amongst the females of planet Earth.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 7K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Gilling
- John SaxonDr. Jack Costain
- Patricia HainesAnn Barlow
- Alfred BurkeDetective Supt. Hartley
- Maurice DenhamDr. Morley
- John CarsonThe Major
- Ballard BerkeleyCmdr. Savage
- Stanley MeadowsDet. Tom Grant
- Barbara FrenchJoyce Malone
- Robert CrewdsonMedra
- Aubrey MorrisThorburn