
The Road Builder
1971
A lonely woman in a decaying mansion... A young stranger on a big, black bike.
Directed by Alastair Reid
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The dreary existence of middle-aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there is more to Billy than meets the eye.
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- Director
- Alastair Reid
- Written by
- Joy Cowley, Roald Dahl
- Produced by
- Alan D. Courtney, Norman S. Powell
- Composer
- Bernard Herrmann
- Cinematographer
- Alex Thomson
- Editor
- John Bloom
- Origin country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- The Night Digger
- TMDB
- 6.3/10 (22 votes)
- IMDb
- 6.3/10 (1,202 votes)
Cast

Patricia Neal
Maura Prince

Pamela Brown
Mrs. Edith Prince

Nicholas Clay
Billy Jarvis

Jean Anderson
Mrs. Millicent McMurtrey

Graham Crowden
Mr. Bolton

Yootha Joyce
Mrs. Palafox

Peter Sallis
Rev. Rupert Palafox
Brigit Forsyth
District Nurse
Sebastian Breaks
Dr. Ronnie Robinson
Diana Patrick
Mary Wingate
Jenny McCracken
Jenny

Bruce Myles
Bank Clerk
Zoe Alexander
Stroke Patient
Christopher Reynalds
Young Billy
Elaine Ives-Cameron
Gypsy
Sibylla Kay
Whore
Crew
Alastair Reid
Director

Roald Dahl
Screenplay
Joy Cowley
Novel
Alan D. Courtney
Producer
Norman S. Powell
Producer

Bernard Herrmann
Original Music Composer

Alex Thomson
Director of Photography
John Bloom
Editor
Nick Vanoff
Executive Producer
William O. Harbach
Executive Producer


















