The Shout (1978)

Directed by

Jerzy Skolimowski

Genre

drama film, horror film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 128 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man named Crossley visits a married couple and claims to have learned a powerful shout from an Aboriginal tribe. His mysterious ability disrupts their lives and creates a strange tension between all of them.

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What happens

The Shout is a 1978 British horror film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, starring Alan Bates, Susannah York, and John Hurt. It was based on a short story by Robert Graves and adapted for the screen by Skolimowski and Michael Austin. The film was the first to be produced by Jeremy Thomas under his Recorded Picture Company banner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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