Lair of the White Worm (film)
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| Directed by | Ken Russell |
| Produced by | Dan Ireland William J. Quigley Ken Russell |
| Written by | Ken Russell (screenplay) Bram Stoker (novel) |
| Starring | Hugh Grant Catherine Oxenberg Amanda Donohoe |
| Music by | Stanislas Syrewicz |
| Distributed by | Vestron Pictures Ltd. |
| Release date(s) | September 14, 1988 (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,500,000 (estimated) |
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Lair of the White Worm is a 1988 film written, produced and directed by Ken Russell which starred Hugh Grant and Amanda Donohoe. It is based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
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[edit] Plot
The film begins with archaeology student Angus Flint (Peter Capaldi) excavating possible dinosaur remains in Derbyshire. He discovers a skull in the grounds of a farmhouse, where he is a guest of Mary (Sammi Davis) and Eve Trent (Catherine Oxenberg), whose parents disappeared a year before. He attends a commemoration of the knight John D'Ampton with his descendant, Lord James D'Ampton (Hugh Grant), where it is revealed that (according to legend) the knight defeated a worm that attacked the villagers.
After the party, they return to the farmhouse and are met by a police officer, who tells Mary that her father's watch has been discovered at a series of caves, known as Stonerich Cavern.
Later, Angus and Mary head to the cavern, and Lady Sylvia Marsh (Amanda Donohoe), who inhabits Temple House, visits the farmhouse, steals the skull that Angus discovered and spits venom over a crucifix. Maybe the white worm is more than just an old legend...
[edit] Cast
- Hugh Grant - Lord James D'Ampton
- Amanda Donohoe - Lady Sylvia Marsh
- Catherine Oxenberg - Eve Trent
- Peter Capaldi - Angus Flint
- Sammi Davis - Mary Trent
[edit] Filming
Lair of the White Worm was filmed at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire and on location at Gaddesden Place near the Gade Valley, Knebworth House and in the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire.
[edit] External Links
- The Lair of the White Worm - dedicated site (film and novel)
- The Lair of the White Worm at the Internet Movie Database
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