The Shout

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The Shout

"A film of intense perversity - the madness of the mind."

1978

1h 26m

5.9(119 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Horror

Overview

A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.

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Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Alan Bates

Charles Crossley

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Susannah York

Rachel Fielding

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John Hurt

Anthony Fielding

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Robert Stephens

Chief Medical Officer

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Tim Curry

Robert Graves

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Julian Hough

Vicar

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Carol Drinkwater

Cobbler's Wife

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John Rees

Inspector

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Jim Broadbent

Fielder in Cowpat

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Susan Wooldridge

Harriet

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Nick Stringer

Cobbler

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Peter Benson

Harry the Shepherd

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Graham Kingsley Brown

Village Churchgoer (uncredited)

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Joanna Szczerbic

Cricket Umpire (uncredited)

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