Directed by:
Jerzy SkolimowskiCinematography:
Mike MolloyCast:
Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent, Susan Wooldridge, Peter Benson, Carol Drinkwater, Robert Stephens, Nick Stringer, John Rees (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
An asylum director begins telling a visitor to a cricket game the story of one of his "better" patients, Crossley (Alan Bates) who is able to compete. Some time previously, Crossley accosted Anthony (John Hurt), a composer, just after church and was for some reason invited to dinner. Once at the composer's home, he tells the story of his unusual upbringing among Australian Aborigines, and of the awful and strange gifts this has left him with. Among them is the ability to bring about another's death by using a certain kind of shout. The next morning, he begins to weave an erotic spell on the composer's wife Rachel (Susannah York), and then proves his killing ability on a sheep in a field. His influence increasingly disrupts their peaceful lives, until in a confrontation, the composer finds a way to best Crossley - but which results in his being placed in a mental institution. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Alan Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267938_4141af.jpg)
Alan Bates
UK
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
![Susannah York](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653383_504d5c.jpg)
Susannah York
UK
Best movies:
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Freud (1962)
![John Hurt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/843/160843644_e3b5c4.png)
John Hurt
UK
Best movies:
Alien (1979)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Vincent - The Life and death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)
![Tim Curry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267609_b4ef44.jpg)
Tim Curry
UK
Best movies:
Cranford (2007) (series)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Jim Broadbent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428575_19c073.png)
Jim Broadbent
UK
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
![Susan Wooldridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/254/159254676_f844ff.jpg)
Susan Wooldridge
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Hope and Glory (1987)
Peter Benson
UK
Best movies:
The Great Train Robbery (1978)
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980) (TV movie)
Merlin (1998) (TV movie)
![Carol Drinkwater](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/469/161469720_fc6496.jpg)
Carol Drinkwater
UK
Best movies:
Father (1990)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Captain James Cook (1987) (series)
![Robert Stephens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312360_9ee19e.jpg)
Robert Stephens
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Chaplin (1992)
Cleopatra (1963)
Nick Stringer
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (2005)
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Stella Does Tricks (1996)
![John Rees](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/442/161442516_153132.jpg)
John Rees
UK
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Jungle Fighters (1961)
Joanna Szczerbic
Poland
Best movies:
Matthew's Days (1967)
Bariera (1966)
The Shout (1978)