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24/12/1971 TV Movie, Horror 0h 45m
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Overview

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.

  1. Lawrence Gordon Clark

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Robert Hardy

    Archdeacon Haynes

  2. Clive Swift

    Dr. Black

  3. Thelma Barlow

    Letitia Haynes

  4. Will Leighton

    Librarian

  5. Harold Bennett

    Archdeacon Pulteney

  6. Penny Service

    Jane Lee

  7. Martin Hoyle

    Verger

  8. Erik Chitty

    Priest

  9. David Pugh

    John

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 2021-11-16
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 again, 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.
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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