The Open Door
1966, English. Directed by Joan Kemp-Welch.
Colonel Mortimer returns to his family after a long spell in India to find his young son in bed ill, and tormented by a wailing voice... but is it in the boy's imagination or not?
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Joan Kemp-WelchDirector
- Jack HawkinsColonel Mortimer
- Rachel GurneyMrs. Mortimer
- Mark DignamDr. Simson
- John LaurieMr. Moncrieff
- Henry BeltranRoland Mortimer
- Jill Mai MeredithJeanie Mortimer
- Geoffrey SumnerCharles
- Derek TansleyCorporal Jones
- Molly WeirMrs. Jarvis
- Edmund SulleyMr. Jarvis
- Robert S. YoungManners
- Debbie BowenMaid
Details
- Released
- 19 February 1966
- Country
- United Kingdom
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The Open Door runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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Which OTT platform is The Open Door on?
The Open Door isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 February 1966. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Open Door?
The Open Door (1966) was directed by Joan Kemp-Welch and stars Jack Hawkins, Rachel Gurney, Mark Dignam.