The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a 1992 American thriller about a vengeful nanny out to destroy a naïve woman and steal her family. The film was directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, and Matt McCoy. The original music score was composed by Graeme Revell. The film's plot was reproduced for the Hindi film Khal Nayika starring Anu Agarwal as the nanny, Jaya Prada as the wife, Jeetendra as the husband, and Varsha Usgaokar as the wife's friend. The same plot was also reproduced for a Telugu film titled Kavya's Diary starring Charmi and Manjula... Ghattamaneni. Claire Bartel is mother to daughter Emma and pregnant with her second child. At a routine checkup, Claire is molested by an obstetrician, Dr. Victor Mott , who is replacing her retired doctor. Claire tells her husband, Michael , about being sexually violated and the couple decide to report the incident to the authorities. Four more women come forward to corroborate the Bartels' story and Dr. Mott commits suicide to avoid being arrested by the authorities. Dr.
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| Release date: | January 10, 1992 |
| Directed by: | Curtis Hanson |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 110 Minutes |
| Producer: | Robert W. Cort, Ted Field, Rick Jaffa, David Madden |
| Editor: | John F. Link |
| Music by: | Graeme Revell |
| Cinematography: | Robert Elswit |
| Screenplay by: | Amanda Silver |
| Estimated budget: | $11,700,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller |