The Beast in the Cellar (1970)

08/01/1970Thriller, Horror1h 29m
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A chill-filled festival of horror!

Overview

Two spinsters have kept their mad brother locked up in their cellar for 30 years. Then he escapes ...

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Beryl Reid

    Ellie Ballantyne

  2. Cast 1

    Flora Robson

    Joyce Ballantyne

  3. Cast 1

    John Hamill

    Alan Marlow

  4. Cast 1

    Tessa Wyatt

    Nurse Sutherland

  5. Cast 1

    T. P. McKenna

    Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

  6. Cast 1

    Vernon Dobtcheff

    Newsmith

  7. Cast 1

    John Kelland

    Sgt. Young

  8. David Dodimead

    Dr. Spencer

  9. Cast 1

    Christopher Chittell

    Baker

The negative of this film should have been confined to the cellar! Two batty old ladies have a secret in their cellar, a secret which may need to be revealed when murders start occurring around the countryside. And why are soldiers being particularly targeted? Two great British actresses in Beryl Reid and Flora Robson rock up for one of Tigon's worst films. It's not that the production is poor, because that side of it is more than decent, it's that it's an utter bore. 99% talking and literary bluffs dominate the picture to the point where when the big finale arrives, it really isn't wort...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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