Cry Of The Banshee (1970)
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Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database
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12.15.08
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In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.
Title: Cry Of The Banshee
Release Date: July 22, 1970
Runtime: 91 mins
Genre: Horror
All Genres: Horror
Languages: English
Country: UK
Colors: Color
Sound: Mono
IMDB Rating: 5.2
Brimstone Pit Rating: 6.2 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With C
MPAA Rating: R
MPAA Rating Reason:
Rated R for violence and nudity.
Director(s):
Gordon Hessler
Cast:
Vincent Price ...Lord Edward Whitman
Hilary Heath ...Maureen Whitman (as Hilary Dwyer)
Carl Rigg ...Harry Whitman
Patrick Mower ...Roderick
Essy Persson ...Lady Patricia Whitman
Marshall Jones ...Father Tom
Elisabeth Bergner ...Oona
Stephan Chase ...Sean Whitman
Sally Geeson ...Sarah
Hugh Griffith ...Mickey
Robert Hutton ...Party guest
Andrew McCulloch ...Bully boy
Pamela Fairbrother ...Margaret Donald (witch)
Quinn O'Hara ...Magge (witch)
Jan Rossini ...Bess
Gertan Klauber ...Tavernkeeper
Godfrey James ...Head villager
Michael Elphick ...Burke
Peter Benson ...Brander (major-domo)
Joyce Mandre ...Party guest
Guy Deghy ...Party guest
Pamela Moiseiwitsch ...Maid
Richard Everett ...Timothy
Louis Selwyn ...Apprentice
Mickey Baker ...Shepherd
Carol Desmond ...Girl
Jane Deady ...Naked girl
Philippa Howell ...Philly
Ann Barrass ...Villager
Maurice Colbourne ...Villager
» [more cast members]
Producer(s):
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Gordon Hessler
Gordon Hessler
Louis M. Heyward
Louis M. Heyward
Clifford Parkes
Writer(s):
Tim Kelly
Christopher Wicking
Composer(s):
Les Baxter
Movie Quote(s):
- Maureen Whitman: It's as though we're all seeds of evil.
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Roderick: Winter's coming in and the wolves coming with it.
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Lady Patricia Whitman: [to Sean Whitman] Don't you know this house is cursed? You are cursed, and Edward's cursed, and everybody's cursed.
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Lord Edward Whitman: Oona. Of course. Once I showed her mercy. I should have killed her.... Burke. I don't care how you do it - bring Oona to me.
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Bully boy: [to Maggie] We can make you die a minute every day for a year.
Movie Trivia:
- According to Gordon Hessler in his interview on the DVD version of this movie, the whole film was shot "at the mansion of Gilbert and Sullivan" - that is, of Arthur Sullivan and William S. Gilbert. As they did not live together, he is probably referring to the country residence of W.S. Gilbert.
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The first film of Stephen Rea.
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Selected by Quentin Tarantino for the First Quentin Tarantino Film Fest in Austin, Texas, 1996.
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The title sequence was designed and animated by future Python Terry Gilliam.
IMDB Links:
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Keywords:
Massacre, Witchcraft, Coven, Curse, Werewolf ...[more]
Keywords All:
Magistrate, Family Relationships, Rabid Dog, Heretic, Persecution, Religious Zealot, Revenge, Witch, Nudity, Rape, Stepmother, 1500s, Family Curse, Nude Woman Murdered, 16th Century, Father Son Relationship, Historical Fiction, Throat Slitting, Goth, Torture, Murder, Father Daughter Relationship, Witch Hunt, Supernatural Power, Execution, Independent Film
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Rating: 6.2 out of 10.0 - 63 votes cast total
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