Directed by:
Peter Graham ScottScreenplay:
Anthony HindsCinematography:
Arthur GrantComposer:
Don BanksCast:
Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, Patrick Allen, Martin Benson, Oliver Reed, Jack MacGowran, Sydney Bromley, Michael Ripper, Daphne Anderson, Peter Halliday (more)VOD (1)
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In this engaging costume melodrama of skulduggery on the low seas set back in the 18th-century, the Royal Crown suspects a bit of smuggling is going on in this locale, and they send Captain Collier (Patrick Allen) and his crew to check it out. As the Captain gets into his investigation, mysterious swamp phantoms cloud up the real issue which seems plain enough to see. Captain Collier suspects that the odd village vicar (Peter Cushing) might be hiding something, and what better way to do that than by fortuitous ghosts to scare away the curious, or by posing as someone he is not? (official distributor synopsis)
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It's no coincidence that Peter Cushing was one of the studio's favored actors and one of the best British actors of his time. He proves it here too. Likewise, Oliver Reed simply has the face for playing complex characters, which might not be entirely the case here, but still. The film is excellently cast, and this only contributes to the overall good impression you will have from it. It's not a big scary spectacle, but it's a well-crafted piece with interesting characters and a story that isn't entirely straightforward.
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