The Beast in the Cellar 1970
The Beast in the Cellar
Two spinsters have kept their mad brother locked up in their cellar for 30 years. Then he escapes ...
Two spinsters have kept their mad brother locked up in their cellar for 30 years. Then he escapes ...
Videos & Photos
All 2 Videos & 10 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Ellie Ballantyne
... Joyce Ballantyne
... Alan Marlow
... Nurse Sutherland
... Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
... Newsmith
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by John Chard
The negative of this film should have been confined to the cellar! Two batty old ladies have a secret in their cellar, a secret which may need to be revealed when murders start occurring around the countryside. And why are soldiers being particularly targeted? Two great British actresses in Beryl Reid and Flora Robson rock up for one of Tigon's worst films. It's not that the production is poor, because that side of it is more than decent, it's that it's an utter bore. 99% talking and literary bluffs dominate the picture to the point where when the big finale arrives, it really isn't worth the wait. Not even the introduction of the lovely Tessa Wyatt - in astute male fantasy nurse role - can perk things up. Head of Tigon, Tony Tenser, once said he only made films to make money, it's with films like this where that becomes apparent. It's hard to believe that this is the same company that produced Witchfinder General! 3/10
Release Date:
Aug 01, 1970 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 29`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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The negative of this film should have been confined to the cellar! Two batty old ladies have a secret in their cellar, a secret which may need to be revealed when murders start occurring around the countryside. And why are soldiers being particularly targeted? Two great British actresses in Beryl Reid and Flora Robson rock up for one of Tigon's worst films. It's not that the production is poor, because that side of it is more than decent, it's that it's an utter bore. 99% talking and literary bluffs dominate the picture to the point where when the big finale arrives, it really isn't worth the wait. Not even the introduction of the lovely Tessa Wyatt - in astute male fantasy nurse role - can perk things up. Head of Tigon, Tony Tenser, once said he only made films to make money, it's with films like this where that becomes apparent. It's hard to believe that this is the same company that produced Witchfinder General! 3/10
Cast & Crew of
The Beast in the Cellar
Directors & Credit Writers
... Second Assistant Director
... Script Supervisor
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Ellie Ballantyne
... Joyce Ballantyne
... Alan Marlow
... Nurse Sutherland
... Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
... Newsmith
... Sgt. Young
... Dr. Spencer
... Baker
PC
Peter Craze... Roy
... Stephen Ballantyne
... Young Ellie
... Young Joyce
MW
Merlin Ward... Young Stephen
... Anderson
... Gloria
... Young Soldier
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RL
Reg Lever... Ambulance Man