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439 Ratings

The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds

United States, 1965

Horror, Drama

Synopsis

An undercover agent is sent to infiltrate bootleggers in the Florida Everglades, but winds up lost in the swamps and stuck in a decrepit hotel with a few of peculiar inhabitants. What starts off like a police actioner quickly morphs into an unholy fairy tale of Southern Gothic melodrama and horror.

The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds Directed by Bert Williams

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Stefano Leone's rating of the film The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds
Stefano Leone

In theory it shouldn't work; the performances are amateurish and all over the place, the script is basic and the pacing is questionable. But despite all its evident flaws the result is surprisingly enjoyable, with a few gripping, intense sequences and a fantastic soundtrack. Nice find NWR.
October 30, 2017 23:10
- 6
- 0
nuserky's rating of the film The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds
nuserky

I love this film. It is Is so much fun. And the music is beautufull. Ebbe K
October 30, 2017 16:17
- 2
- 0
Amos Levin's rating of the film The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds
Amos Levin

TNotCB is crafted with such resolute and passionate incompetence I couldn't help but immediately fall under its charm. Agent Johnson was clearly meant to ooze with 007-esque magnetism - making every enigmatic glance and clenched fist all the more hilarious. The unhinged performances, editing & sound mixing collide to create fleeting moments of genuinely unsettling horror (but mostly it's just really really funny)
October 22, 2017 12:50
- 13
- 0
Stefan Drees's rating of the film The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds
Stefan Drees

A very strange experience: Actors and dialogues are simply horrible and remind me of a school theatre play, the visual and acoustical montage is amateurish. So in this respect it's a great fun to watch the film. But some sequences are also amazingly intense, like the stunning fast cut/jump cut outdoor scenes with the naked young woman or the gripping b/w-shots with the scared/disgusted face of the main actor.
October 25, 2017 20:20
- 11
- 0
El Biffo's rating of the film The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds
El Biffo

Swamp Sleaze Cinema! (an actual sub-genre). No masterpiece here, but there's so much creativity and originality on the part of almost everyone involved in this film that was pretty much non-existent in 1965 Hollywood. A dirty grimy look/feel that a big budget film wouldn't have been able to achieve. I am glad that this film was re-discovered, restored, and presented on Mubi along with the other films in this series.
November 21, 2017 01:03
- 5
- 0
Wee Hunk's rating of the film The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds
Wee Hunk

If you look past the ametuer production there are some nice touches. The naked blonde on the beach, who sometimes moves in slow motion. The screaming. The dialogue: "Now look man, you have no reason to treat me like this! Or do you?" The Cat on the Hot Tin Roof stuff. The way the leading man interacts with the camera and not the other actors.
July 09, 2018 22:03
- 1
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msmichel's rating of the film The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds
msmichel

A supposed exploitation holy grail that was believed to be lost was restored in 2017 yet hardly seems worth the effort. Grade 'Z' production values and performances and a nonsensical plot wear out the pictures welcome pretty quick. Hard to pick the worse performance here but I would narrow it down to Mrs. Pratt or the innkeeper's beard. Great score though...love the bongos.
November 21, 2017 01:29
- 4
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Cosma's rating of the film The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds
Cosma

1 star? 2 stars? So-bad-that-it's-good cliché? What the...? Are you serious? I mean, what are you looking for in a movie? Fancy photography? Fancy performances? Fancy music? Come on! Look at it... Just look at it... Look... This movie exudes love for cinema at every frame... This is touching... Touching I say...
December 24, 2017 20:37
- 3
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The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds

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Cast & Crew

Bert Williams Director, Screenplay Cast

Chuck Frankle Cast

Jackie Scelza Cast

Ann Long Cast

Peggy Williams Music

Dick Laitinen Editing

Larry Wright Cast

Sherry Sax Cast

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The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds

Synopsis

Synopsis

Cast & Crew

Bert Williams Director, Screenplay Cast

Chuck Frankle Cast

Jackie Scelza Cast

Ann Long Cast

Peggy Williams Music

Dick Laitinen Editing

Larry Wright Cast

Sherry Sax Cast

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