The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970)

12/01/1970Mystery, Horror1h 46m
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She drained them of their manhood …and then-of their LIVES!

Overview

Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress.

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  1. Cast 1

    Ava Gardner

    Michaela Cazaret

  2. Cast 1

    Ian McShane

    Tom Lynn

  3. Cast 1

    Richard Wattis

    Elroy

  4. Cast 1

    Cyril Cusack

    Vicar Julian Ainsley

  5. Cast 1

    Stephanie Beacham

    Janet Ainsley

  6. David Whitman

    Oliver

  7. Cast 1

    Fabia Drake

    Miss Gibson

  8. Cast 1

    Sinéad Cusack

    Rose

  9. Cast 1

    Joanna Lumley

    Georgia

Using the baronial Traquair House in the Scottish borders and a fair smattering of Jacqui McShee's dulcet tones, Roddy McDowall attempts to re-create a story from 16th century folklore about a magical Queen of the Fairies who surrounds herself with youth and beauty. He's time-shifted the scenario to the 1960s though, and it's the enigmatic "Micky" (Ava Gardner) who is doing the alluring. Top of her target list is the handsome young "Tom" (Ian McShane) but fairly quickly you gather that his is bit of a transitory role in the life of his lover. What she isn't used to, though, is competition - an...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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