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A macabre tale about a man who believes he has the power to kill with a horrifying death shout. He tells his tale to a composer (John Hurt) who becomes obsessed with harnessing the man's strange powers.
Product Identifiers
EAN5030370900933
eBay Product ID (ePID)3957747
Product Key Features
ActorAlan Bates, Tim Curry, John Hurt, Robert Stephens, Susannah York
Film/TV TitleThe Shout
DirectorJerzy Skolimowski
LanguageEnglish
Run Time83 Mins
Aspect Ratio4:3
Release Year2003
FormatDVD
FeaturesChapter Selection
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ReviewsVariety - ...The director has been able to create a gripping film that holds attention...
Only Alan Bates could play this part and make it believable. The glint in his eye says it all! This is a film fit to be cult viewing. A young John Hurt typified the era as an actor who wasn't afraid to be portrayed as wimpish and clumsy. No ego trips here as there are now - just pure acting! On the surface this is a film about control, dominance, sex and mental illness, but there's so much more if you choose to look deeper.
Good quality production, widescreen, good picture quality.
A typically 70s tale of the supernatural, but beautifully done in places. Some very atmospheric pieces where the plot is in no hurry to push forward but simply rest for a while with some lovely camera shots creating contrasts and insights.
Alan Bates is great as the mysterious , crazed stranger that bring destruction to the lives of a bored couple. Susannah York , the wife, as lovely as ever. John Hurt the husband who seems to have brought this misfortune upon himself through an infidelity of his own.
The plot here is inconsequential, the true gem of this movie is its gentle pace, the time it takes to paint a picture, to cast a character, to set a scene. It creates impressions that stays with you.