The Guardian
“Tonight, while the world is asleep... an ancient evil is about to awaken.”
Phil and Kate select the winsome young Camilla as a live-in nanny for their newborn child, but the seemingly lovely Camilla is not what she appears to be...
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Cast
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Jenny Seagrove
Camilla
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Phil Sterling
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Carey Lowell
Kate Sterling
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Ralph Hess
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William Friedkin Director · Stephen Volk Screenplay Dan Greenburg Screenplay
Worldwide gross $17M · United States release April 27, 1990 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$17,037,887
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 27, 1990
Theatrical
Brazil
July 27, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 30, 1990 · Theatrical
Italy
July 11, 1990 · Premiere · Festival di Spoleto
August 31, 1990 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 1, 1991 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 31, 1990 · Theatrical
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