Directed by:
Neil JordanScreenplay:
Neil JordanCinematography:
Bryan LoftusComposer:
George FentonCast:
Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Stephen Rea, Sarah Patterson, Susan Porrett, Terence Stamp, Jim Carter, Georgia Slowe, Brian Glover, Graham Crowden (more)Plots(1)
Director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview With A Vampire) has a well earned reputation for lushly photographed films with arresting and evocative themes. The Company Of Wolves is his imaginative reworking of "Little Red Riding Hood" as a wonderfully wicked fairy tale for adults. Angela Carter adapted the screenplay from her own short story. The story unfolds as young Rosaleen (Sarah Patteson) lies dreaming in her bed. A violent nightmare transports her back in time to a world of primeval forests and werewolves. In this netherworld she learns that her only sister has been killed by a wolf. Her Granny (Angela Lansbury) weaves vivid tales of folklore and fantasy with warnings of fantastic beasts that lurk within men and foretelling the fate of all young girls who stray from the path. The Company Of Wolves is a unique excursion into horror-bathed in sensual imagery, punctuated with nightmarish special effects, and destined to become a modern cult classic. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Angela Lansbury
UK
Best movies:
Sweeney Todd (1982) (TV movie)
Gaslight (1944)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
David Warner
UK
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) (TV movie)
The Omen (1976)
Stephen Rea
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
The Crying Game (1992)
Michael Collins (1996)
Sarah Patterson
UK
Best movies:
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Do I Love You? (2003)
Snow White (1987)
Susan Porrett
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
After Thomas (2006) (TV movie)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Terence Stamp
UK
Best movies:
Valkyrie (2008)
Wall Street (1987)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Jim Carter
UK
Best movies:
Black Beauty (1994)
Cranford (2007) (series)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Georgia Slowe
UK
Best movies:
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
The Inquiry (1987)
Brian Glover
UK
Best movies:
Kes (1969)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
The Great Train Robbery (1978)
Graham Crowden
UK
Best movies:
Out of Africa (1985)
Much Ado About Nothing (1984) (TV movie)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Peter MacDonald
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Jimmy Gardner (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - a.f.
Finding Neverland (2004)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) - a.f.
Roy Evans
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Les Miserables (1978) (TV movie)
Scrooge (1970)
Micha Bergese
Best movies:
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Best (2000)
Richard Morant
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Kathryn Pogson
UK
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Millions (2004)