The beast must die film

The script derives its inspiration from the most dangerous game, ten little indians, and any number of werewolf films to create its own offbeat hybrid of thrills and chills. The screenplay was written by michael winder, based on the short story there shall be no darkness by james blish which was originally published in thrilling wonder stories. And then there were none meets the most dangerous game. Poor pretty eddie 1975, leslie uggams, shelley winters. The screenplay was written by michael winder, based on the short story. Jul, 2015 the film has a clip at the beginning asking people in the audience to try to identify the werewolf and near the end there is a 30second werewolf break for the audience to think over the evidence. It doesnt need any big special effects or modernization of any kind. It reads thus surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals. She was the wife of eccentric millionaire hunter, tom newcliffe, who was on the hunt for a werewolf and suspected one of his guests of being the culprit. It is a macabre, bizarre study of the hazards of revenge, and it thrills us not with chases or cliffhangers although the villain does indeed dangle momentarily from a cliff but with the relationship between good and evil people. There shall be no darkness by james blish which was originally published in thrilling wonder stories. The werewolf break may be a gimmick but it is what this film is probably best remembered for. The film starred calvin lockhart, peter cushing, marlene clark, michael gambon, charles gray, anton diffring, ciaran madden, and tom chadbon.

Its a detective story, but with a werewolf instead of a regular killer. This bmovie werewolf tale from british horror studio amicus was a. Wealthy big game hunter tom newcliffe calvin lockhart has tracked and killed practically every type of animal in the world. Tom newcliffe, a rich businessman and expert hunter summons six guests to his huge country estate which he has rigged up with video cameras and a hightech security system. Calvin lockhart, peter cushing, marlene clark, anton diffring, charles gray, ciaran madden, tom chadbon, michael gambon director.

Eight people have been invited to an island estate for the weekend. The screenplay was written by michael winder, based on the short story there shall be no. You can imagine how much material sven got from the werewolf break. The film has a clip at the beginning asking people in the audience to try to identify the werewolf and near the end there is a 30second werewolf break for the audience to think over the evidence. I also enjoyed the werewolf break gimmick, where the audience is given thirty seconds to guess who the werewolf is before their identity is revealed. He brings several suspected individuals to his palacial complex and plays ten little indians with the guests. A journalist steals a gun from a cop after killing him and goes on a spree of robbery and murder. The film starred calvin lockhart, peter cushing, marlene clark, michael gambon, charles gray, anton. Based on a landmark 1936 novel of psychological suspense. The question is not, who is the murderer but who is the werewolf. Its a mashup of the most dangerous game and ten little indians with a healthy dose of werewolf movie thrown in. Worse still, the film employs an awkward device whereby the audience is also invited to wade through the shoals of red herrings to. A shame if thats the case as this film was one of my favourites as a horror obsessed teenager, and it still holds a special place in my heart to this day.

The film had a total of 1,092,910 admissions in france. With calvin lockhart, peter cushing, marlene clark, charles gray. The cast of characters is bland, the story goes in small circles and there is very little action or suspense to speak of. Its calvin lockhart who steals the show though as the millionaire playboy whos gadget ridden mansion the others are all invited to. The film features a special guesswho sequence at the end, in which the viewer is given thirty seconds to decide who done it. Program for 2020 noir city film festival, january 24. In fact, near the conclusion, the film has inserted a 30second interlude during which you must decide, once and for all, who the hunted beast is. A biggame hunter invites a group of people to stay at his estate, suspecting one of them to be a werewolf and determined to kill it. Calvin lockhart is the main character and for a change hes a wealthy black big game hunter who wants to catch his biggest prize to date, a werewolf. A writer adopts a new identity to track down the hitandrun driver who killed his son. Reminiscent of the sort of surefire gimmickry that william castle specialized in during the early 60s, this bit is being shrewdly promoted by the always showmanship. But, believe it or not, i think they were aiming for class with this one.

Restoration funding provided by the film noir foundation and the hollywood foreign press associations charitable trust. The guests were subjected to odd tests by tom, with one of them involving placing a silver bullet in their mouths since silver is. But the slow parlor room dialogue scenes grow overwhelming and tiresome. Add to it that it was made in the 70s so the music score is a little on the funky side. But one creature still evades him, the biggest game of all a werewolf. The screenplay was written by michael winder, based on the short story there shall be no darkness by james blish. The film starred calvin lockhart, peter cushing, marlene clark. Department of afroamerican research arts culture 3,300 views 3. At least producer max rosenberg said he wanted something monolithic. After all the clues have been shown you will get a chance to give your answer. The biggest problem here, is that the film is super dry and quite dull. Cracking little horror film that deserves a wider audience. As a film viewer, you are alerted at the outset that a mystery awaits and that clues will be unveiled that can point to the identity of the werewolf.