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The Nightmare Man

6.719811h 58mMovieHorrorMysteryFantasy

A heavy fog cuts the small isolated Scottish island off from the mainland, and dentist Michael Gaffikin has just discovered a dismembered corpse on the golf links. Michael and his artist girlfriend, Fiona Patterson, assist the local law…

DirectorDouglas Camfield
WriterRobert Holmes
ProducerRon Craddock

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Cast · Directed by Douglas Camfield

JWJames Warwick
James Warwick
Michael Gaffikin
CICelia Imrie
Celia Imrie
Fiona Patterson
MRMaurice Roëves
Maurice Roëves
Inspector Inskip
JN
Jonathan Newth
Colonel Howard
TWTom Watson
Tom Watson
Dr. Goudry
JCJames Cosmo
James Cosmo
Sergeant Carch
FW
Fraser Wilson
P.C. Malcolmson
JS
Jeff Stewart
Drummond
TS
Tony Sibbald
Symonds
PGPat Gorman
Pat Gorman
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The Nightmare Man — streaming FAQ

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The Nightmare Man hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 19, 1981. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.