Hammer Films Double Feature (Maniac / Die! Die! My Darling!)

Maniac (1963)

In this twisted thriller from Hammer Films, Kerwin Mathews stars as Jeff Farrell, an American drifter who finds his way into a French café, where he becomes enamored with the owner’s daughter, Annette (Liliane Brousse). But it’s the café’s owner (Nadia Gray) who steals Farrell’s attention, and convinces him to help her free Annette’s maniacal father from the looney bin. Co-stars Donald Houston. 86 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)

Tallulah Bankhead, in her last role, creates an unforgettable image as a demented religious fanatic who welcomes a visit from her deceased son's former fiancée (Stefanie Powers). In order to insure her son's eternal peace, she holds the young woman captive in her mansion, thereby keeping her pure and saving her soul. Peter Vaughan, Maurice Kaufmann, and Donald Sutherland co-star in this British thriller based on a novel by Anne Blaisdell. 96 min. C/Rtg: NR

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.