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The Road Builder

A lonely woman in a decaying mansion... A young stranger on a big, black bike.

The dreary existence of middle-aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there may be more to him than meets the eye.

1h 38m1971RTMDb 6.3

DramaThrillerHorror

English

Crew and Cast

Alastair ReidDirectorPatricia NealPatricia NealMaura PrincePamela BrownPamela BrownMrs. Edith PrinceNicholas ClayNicholas ClayBilly JarvisJean AndersonJean AndersonMrs. Millicent McMurtreyGraham CrowdenGraham CrowdenMr. BoltonYootha JoyceYootha JoyceMrs. PalafoxPeter SallisPeter SallisRev. Rupert Palafox
Brigit ForsythDistrict NurseSebastian BreaksSebastian BreaksDr. Ronnie Robinson
Diana PatrickMary Wingate
Jenny McCrackenJennyBruce MylesBruce MylesBank Clerk
Zoe AlexanderStroke Patient
Christopher ReynaldsYoung Billy
Elaine Ives-CameronGypsy
Sibylla KayWhore

Storyline

The dreary existence of middle-aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there may be more to him than meets the eye.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
25 February 1971
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.3 / 10 (23 votes)

Production

Director
Alastair Reid
Writers
Joy Cowley, Roald Dahl
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Youngstreet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United Kingdom

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English