The Whisperers (1967)

Synopsis of The Whisperers

The Whisperers stars Dame Edith Evans as 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 Ms. Evans 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, Ms. Evans is so far gone with her "whisperers" that the authorities refuse to believe her. Seedy and sordid though it may be, The Whisperers won Edith Evans the Best Actress award from the New York Critics' Circle. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Director(s):

Bryan Forbes

Writer(s):

Bryan Forbes

Producer(s):

Ronald Shedlo, Michael Laughlin

• 1967 - Berlin International Film Festival - Silver Bear for Best Actress
• 1967 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Cinematography for B&W [British]
• 1967 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best British Actress
• 1967 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
• 1967 - National Board of Review - Best Actress
• 1967 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress

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