The Beast Must Die 1974
5.6 / 10
The Beast Must Die
Wealthy big game hunter Tom Newcliffe has tracked and killed practically every type of animal in the world. But one creature still evades him, the biggest game of all - a werewolf.
Wealthy big game hunter Tom Newcliffe has tracked and killed practically every type of animal in the world. But one creature still evades him, the biggest game of all - a werewolf.
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... Tom Newcliffe
... Dr. Christopher Lundgren
... Caroline Newcliffe
... Bennington
... Pavel
... Davina Gilmore
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See All 2 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by quasar1967
the absolute worst werewolf ever put on screen, its basically a dog with extra hair glued on
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Release Date:
Apr 01, 1974 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 33`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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the absolute worst werewolf ever put on screen, its basically a dog with extra hair glued on
_**Werewolf Whodunit at an English manor**_ A wealthy businessman in England (Calvin Lockhart) welcomes five guests to his fenced-in estate in the countryside to join him & his wife (and security man) for a special get-together: One of them is a werewolf and he’s going to find out which and slay the beast! Peter Cushing is on hand as one of the guests, a lycanthropy enthusiast, but it’s a too-small role. "The Beast Must Die" (1974) is a werewolf flick from an “And Then There Were None” angle with a quaint ‘Werewolf Break’ near the end. The creature, when it finally appears, is not a wolf-man, but rather an ordinary wolf (played by a cost-effective German Shepherd made up to look diabolic). It has elements of “The Devil’s Nightmare” (1971), “Frogs” (1972) and Jack Palance’s “Dracula” (1974). “Howling V: The Rebirth” (1989) borrowed the plot, but switched the events to a Hungarian castle. While this is the least of these, it has a few highlights: Lockhart makes for a cool protagonist and the climax is creative and thrilling enough (I wasn’t able to guess who the werewolf was and there’s an interesting twist or two). The groovy early 70’s score is incongruous, but some might like it. Lockhart was chosen as the lead at the last second by producers to cash-in on the blaxploitation craze; their original choice was Robert Quarry. It was Lockhart who suggested Marlene Clark to play his wife. Unfortunately, the bulk of the film isn’t very compelling, which was the case with “Frogs” but not as bad. Not enough focus is put on fleshing out the characters, which makes them uninteresting, although one of them is a member of Styx. (Just kidding, lol). The females, Ciaran Madden (Davina) and Marlene Clark (Caroline), are pretty much wasted. This was an Amicus production, which is similar to Hammer, but lesser. Both were known for their horror flicks, but they each only did one werewolf movie. Hammer of course did “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961). The film runs 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot at Shepperton Studios, which is just outside of London to the southwest. There are also establishing shots of what looks like the Scottish Highlands and so forth. GRADE: C+
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The Beast Must Die
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... Director
Cast
... Tom Newcliffe
... Dr. Christopher Lundgren
... Caroline Newcliffe
... Bennington
... Pavel
... Davina Gilmore
... Paul Foote
... Jan Jarmokowski
SM
Sam Mansary... Butler
AL
Andrew Lodge... Pilot
CB
Carl Bohen... 1st Hunter
... 2nd Hunter
... Narrator (voice/ uncredited)
... Caroline Newcliffe (uncredited/voice)
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