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Captain Clegg (1962)

Captain Clegg poster
Directed by
Peter Graham Scott
Genre
horror film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
16
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 74 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of smugglers and a mysterious parson clash with the King's men on the English coast. The story involves hidden identities, secret tunnels, and a legendary ghostly rider.

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What happens

Captain Clegg (US title: Night Creatures ) is a 1962 British adventure film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, Patrick Allen, and Oliver Reed. It was produced by John Temple-Smith for Hammer Film Productions. It is loosely based on the Doctor Syn character created by Russell Thorndike. The British prints were in Technicolor, while the US prints were in Eastman Color. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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