The Beast in the Cellar
A chill-filled festival of horror!
1970 | 101m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | James Kelley |
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| Writer: | James Kelley |
| Staring: |
| Two spinsters have kept their mad brother locked up in their cellar for 30 years. Then he escapes ... | |
| Release Date: | Aug 01, 1970 |
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| Director: | James Kelley |
| Writer: | James Kelley |
| Genres: | Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | cellar, spinsters, hagsploitation |
| Production Companies | The Cannon Group, Tigon British Film Productions, Leander Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Beryl Reid | Ellie Ballantyne |
| Flora Robson | Joyce Ballantyne |
| John Hamill | Alan Marlow |
| Tessa Wyatt | Nurse Sutherland |
| T. P. McKenna | Det. Chief Sup. Paddick |
| Vernon Dobtcheff | Newsmith |
| John Kelland | Sgt. Young |
| David Dodimead | Dr. Spencer |
| Christopher Chittell | Baker |
| Peter Craze | Roy |
| Dafydd Havard | Stephen Ballantyne |
| Gail Lidstone | Young Ellie |
| Elizabeth Choice | Young Joyce |
| Merlin Ward | Young Stephen |
| Anthony Heaton | Anderson |
| Anabel Littledale | Gloria |
| Howard Rawlinson | Young Soldier |
| Roberta Tovey | Paper Girl |
| Reg Lever | Ambulance Man |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tony Dawe | Sound Mixer |
| Ted Karnon | Sound Mixer |
| Caroline Langley | Unit Manager |
| Ken Softley | Construction Manager |
| Paul Ibbetson | Second Assistant Director |
| Ann M. Paterson | Production Secretary |
| Ted Underwood | Grip |
| Roger King | Art Direction |
| Annabel Davis-Goff | Script Supervisor |
| Ronnie Maasz | Camera Operator |
| Harry Woodley | Gaffer |
| Colin Hobson | Sound Editor |
| Olga Angelinetta | Hairstylist |
| W.T. Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Mary Gibson | Wardrobe Master |
| James Kelley | Screenplay, Director |
| Lew Warburton | Conductor |
| Dominic Fulford | Assistant Director |
| Tony Macaulay | Music |
| Desmond Dickinson | Director of Photography |
| Harry Waxman | Director of Photography |
| Nicholas Napier-Bell | Editor |
| Weston Drury Jr. | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Christopher Neame | Associate Producer |
| Tony Tenser | Executive Producer |
| Graham Harris | Producer |
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Popularity History
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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 Be ... ryl 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 worth the wait. Not even the introduction of the lovely Tessa Wyatt - in astute male fantasy nurse role - can perk things up. Head of Tigon, Tony Tenser, once said he only made films to make money, it's with films like this where that becomes apparent. It's hard to believe that this is the same company that produced Witchfinder General! 3/10