I suppose sharpness is upped a notch or two, but overall, this is still a lackluster presentation. Directed by eizo sugawa writing credits eizo sugawa, haruhiko oto, yoshio shirasaka produced by masakatsu kaneko. Hokey but surprisingly entertaining werewolf whodunnit. Severin films will bring horror to the holidays this december with their box set of three 1970s movies from amicus productions, aka the studio that dripped blood. One of these eight people will turn into a werewolf. A shame if thats the case as this film was one of my favourites as a horror obsessed teenager, and it still holds a special place in my heart to this day. This film is a detective story in which you are the detective. I was pleased to find this transfer was anamorphic, but sadly, there isnt much improvement. Its a mashup of the most dangerous game and ten little indians with a healthy dose of werewolf movie thrown in. Eight people have been invited to an island estate for the weekend. After finding out his sister has been gangraped by a. I also enjoyed the werewolf break gimmick, where the audience is given thirty seconds to guess who the werewolf is before their identity is revealed. Staring tom chadbon, ciaran madden, calvin lockhart and charles gray. After all the clues have been shown you will get a chance to give your answer.
Hes sure that one of the guests is a werewolf, and he. Department of afroamerican research arts culture 3,299 views. With calvin lockhart, peter cushing, marlene clark, charles gray. British horror in which a hunter invites a group of people, all suspected werewolves, to his house for the weekend to find out. After all the clues have been shown, you will get a chance to give your answer. A biggame hunter invites a group of people to stay at his estate, suspecting one of them to be a werewolf and. Peter cushing, michael gambon, calvin lockhart, charles gray, annie ross, valentine dyall, anton diffring, marlene clark, ciaran madden, tom chadbon, sam mansary, andrew lodge, carl bohen, eric carte. Login to add items to your list, keep track of your progress, and rate series. In this little horror film, a wealthy sportsman calvin lockhart invites a house full of guests to a biggame hunt that hes devised. Starring calvin lockhart, peter cushing, marlene clark, charles gray and michael gambon. A man vows to kill the hit and run driver who killed his son, and hes keeping a diary of his plans. Author felix cairnes only son is run over and killed by a hit and run driver. The script derives its inspiration from the most dangerous game, ten little indians, and any number of werewolf films to create its own offbeat hybrid of thrills and chills.
Wealthy big game hunter tom newcliffe calvin lockhart has tracked and killed practically every type of animal in the world. The first 2001 dvd from image, mildly letterboxed at 1. An old friend of cairns calls in private detective nigel strangeways, who must unravel a fiendishly plotted mystery if he is to discover what really happened to george rattery. Another attempt by amicus to muscle in on the fulllength horror film market, and another dismal failure. German words for beast include tier, biest, bestie, vieh and ekel. Wealthy big game hunter tom newcliffe has tracked and killed practically every type of animal in the world. But one creature still evades him, the biggest game of all a werewolf. The film starred calvin lockhart, peter cushing, marlene clark, michael gambon, charles gray, anton diffring, ciaran madden, and tom chadbon. The screenplay was written by michael winder, based on the short story there shall be no darkness by james blish which was originally published in thrilling wonder stories. Alumni and alumnae, fiction in english, translations into russian, english detective and mystery stories, fiction, nigel strangeways fictitious character, intellectuals, university of oxford.
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