Cry Of The Banshee
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| Cry of the Banshee | |
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 IMDB  4.9/10 (232 votes) As of July 23, 2006 |
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| Directed by | Gordon Hessler |
| Produced by | Samuel Z. Arkoff Gordon Hessler Louis M. Heyward |
| Written by | Tim Kelly (story) Christopher Wicking (screenplay) |
| Starring | Vincent Price Hilary Dwyer Carl Rigg |
| Music by | Les Baxter |
| Cinematography | John Coquillon |
| Editing by | Oswald Hafenrichter |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | Jul 29, 1970 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Language | English |
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Cry of the Banshee is a 1970 horror film produced by American International Pictures starring Vincent Price as an evil witchhunter.
[edit] Plot
The film is set in Elizabethan England and revolves around a wicked lord that tries to kill all the members of a coven of witches. This makes the leader of the coven, Oona, sworn enemies of the lord and his family. To get revenge Oona calls up a magical servant, "banshee", to destroy the lord's family.
[edit] Trivia
- The film was played at the first Quentin Tarantino Film Festival in 1997 at the Dobie residence hall near the University of Texas.
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