The Whisperers

UK (1966): Drama

This film stars Dame Edith Evans as Mrs. Ross, a lonely old woman whose imagination is getting the better of her sanity. She insists that she hears "whisperers" plotting and planning against her at all times; she also believes that these imaginary entities are spying on her. So suspicious is Mrs. Ross of her nonexistent whisperers that she fails to notice the very real predators around her. She is robbed of her life's savings by a nasty "friend" (Avis Brunnage), and is exploited by her estranged con-artist husband (Eric Portman) and her no-good son (Ronald Fraser) Even when she catches on to the duplicity of others, Mrs. Ross is so far gone with her "whisperers" that the authorities refuse to believe her. Seedy and sordid though it may be, this picture won Dame Edith the Best Actress award from the New York Critics' Circle. Adapted from Robert Nicolson's novel and directed by Bryan Forbes. (Seven Pines / U-A) (Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide)

· Actress 1967: Dame Edith Evans

1 nomination