The Beast Must Die (film)
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| Directed by | Paul Annett |
| Produced by | John Dark Max Rosenberg Milton Subotsky |
| Written by | Short story: James Blish Screenplay: Michael Winder |
| Music by | Douglas Gamley |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
| Editing by | Peter Tanner |
| Distributed by | Amicus Productions British Lion Films |
| Release date(s) | 1974 |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Beast Must Die is a 1974 horror film directed by Paul Annett. The screenplay was written by Michael Winder, based on the short story There Shall Be No Darkness by James Blish. The film starred Calvin Lockhart, Peter Cushing, Marlene Clark, Michael Gambon, Charles Gray, Anton Diffring, Ciaran Madden, and Tom Chadbon. 93 minutes, rated PG.
Tagline: One of these eight people will turn into a werewolf. Can you guess who it is when we stop the film for the WEREWOLF BREAK? See it ... solve it ... but don't tell!
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[edit] Plot summary
Calvin Lockhart stars as Tom Newcliffe, a wealthy business tycoon with an obsession for big game hunting. Newcliffe has invited a group of friends and acquaintances to his sprawling country estate for what is assumed to be a pleasant weekend gathering. Soon enough, however, he reveals his intentions for assembling the group. It seems that each of the guests has a sordid secret in his or her past, and bad things tend to happen to people who are around them. It is Newcliffe's firm belief that one of the guests at his house is a werewolf, and it is not only his goal to prove the existence of such a beast, but to stalk it and kill it as the ultimate quarry. The moon is full, the wolfbane is in bloom, and Newcliffe has his firearms loaded with silver bullets. But who is the werewolf?
[edit] Additional information
- The film features "the werewolf break," in which there is a 1-minute intermission and the audience is allowed to guess who the werewolf is. This gimmick was taken from the 1965 remake of Ten Little Indians.
- Alternate video version is titled Black Werewolf.
[edit] Cast
- Anton Diffring as Pavel
- Calvin Lockhart as Tom
- Charles Gray as Bennington
- Ciaran Madden as Davina
- Marlene Clark as Caroline
- Michael Gambon as Jan
- Peter Cushing as Professor Lundgren
- Tom Chadbon as Paul
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