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The Shout

The Shout

A film of intense perversity - the madness of the mind.

19786.01h 26m

Overview

A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Written by Michael Austin, Robert Graves, Jerzy Skolimowski
Produced by Jeremy Thomas
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Top Cast

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Charles Crossley

Susannah York

Susannah York

Rachel Fielding

John Hurt

John Hurt

Anthony Fielding

Robert Stephens

Robert Stephens

Chief Medical Officer

Tim Curry

Tim Curry

Robert Graves

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Julian Hough

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Carol Drinkwater

Carol Drinkwater

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John Rees

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Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Fielder in Cowpat

Susan Wooldridge

Susan Wooldridge

Harriet

Themes & Keywords

small towncomposercricketsuper powerbased on short storydevon

About The Shout

The Shout is a thriller, mystery, horror film released in 1978 exploring themes of small town, composer, cricket, super power, based on short story, devon. Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, it stars Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt. A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.

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