The Stalls of Barchester
1971 | 45m | English
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| Director: | Lawrence Gordon Clark |
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| Writer: | Lawrence Gordon Clark |
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| Scholar Dr. Black's seemingly mundane assignment of sorting through the assets of the Barchester Cathedral library takes an eerie turn when he comes across the papers of the late Archdeacon, who plotted to gain his position through murder. However, he soon comes to discover something truly horrific about the wooden choir stalls in the church, which are tied to a famous local tree and a sinister local legend. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 24, 1971 |
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| Director: | Lawrence Gordon Clark |
| Writer: | Lawrence Gordon Clark |
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| Production Companies | BBC |
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Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Robert Hardy | Archdeacon Haynes |
| Clive Swift | Dr. Black |
| Thelma Barlow | Letitia Haynes |
| Will Leighton | Librarian |
| Harold Bennett | Archdeacon Pulteney |
| Penny Service | Jane Lee |
| Martin Hoyle | Verger |
| Erik Chitty | Priest |
| David Pugh | John |
| Ambrose Coghill | Museum Curator |
| Name | Job |
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| Lawrence Gordon Clark | Writer, Director |
| Roger Waugh | Editor |
| John McGlashan | Director of Photography |
| M.R. James | Short Story |
| Verena Coleman | Costume Design |
| Marion Richards | Makeup Artist |
| Ian Pitch | Sound Editor |
| Alan Dykes | Sound Mixer |
| Name | Title |
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| Lawrence Gordon Clark | Producer |
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This is the second short film I have seen that is based on a ghost story by M R James. It was okay, perhaps a bit slow moving and lacking in real tension and drama. Like the previous film, there are no attempts at real special effects. Perhaps there should have been. It needed something more. Then a ... gain, perhaps that would have offended the fans of the original source stories. So nothing memorable, but good enough for fans of the genre and M R James.
Nov 16, 2021