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The Shout

1978 · 86 min

A disquieting, slow-burning descent into psychological unease, where sound and silence become weapons in a remote, claustrophobic setting.

Directed by: Jerzy Skolimowski
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Starring: Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt

Tagline: A film of intense perversity - the madness of the mind.
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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Directed by: Jerzy Skolimowski
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Starring: Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
madness
isolation
power
betrayal
Places: countryside
single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, mystery, horror
Directed by: Jerzy Skolimowski
Written by: Jerzy Skolimowski, Michael Austin
Starring: Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Robert Stephens, Tim Curry, Julian Hough, Carol Drinkwater, John Rees
Music: Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks
Cinematography: Mike Molloy
Runtime: 86 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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