"A chill-filled festival of horror!"

1970

1h 29m

4.7(30 votes)

Thriller

Horror

Overview

Two spinsters have kept their mad brother locked up in their cellar for 30 years. Then he escapes ...

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Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Beryl Reid

Ellie Ballantyne

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Flora Robson

Joyce Ballantyne

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John Hamill

Alan Marlow

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Tessa Wyatt

Nurse Sutherland

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T. P. McKenna

Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

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Vernon Dobtcheff

Newsmith

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John Kelland

Sgt. Young

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David Dodimead

Dr. Spencer

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Christopher Chittell

Baker

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Peter Craze

Roy

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Dafydd Havard

Stephen Ballantyne

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Gail Lidstone

Young Ellie

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Elizabeth Choice

Young Joyce

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Merlin Ward

Young Stephen

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Anthony Heaton

Anderson

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Anabel Littledale

Gloria

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Howard Rawlinson

Young Soldier

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Roberta Tovey

Paper Girl

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Reg Lever

Ambulance Man

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