The Beast in the Cellar

Watch: The Beast in the Cellar

Unrated

4/14/19711h 29m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ A chill-filled festival of horror! ~

Overview:

Two spinsters have kept their mad brother locked up in their cellar for 30 years. Then he escapes ...

Director:

James Kelley

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

cellar
spinsters
hagsploitation

Cast

Beryl Reid

~ as ~

Ellie Ballantyne

Flora Robson

~ as ~

Joyce Ballantyne

John Hamill

~ as ~

Alan Marlow

Tessa Wyatt

~ as ~

Nurse Sutherland

T. P. McKenna

~ as ~

Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

Vernon Dobtcheff

~ as ~

Newsmith

John Kelland

~ as ~

Sgt. Young

David Dodimead

~ as ~

Dr. Spencer

Christopher Chittell

~ as ~

Baker

Peter Craze

~ as ~

Roy

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Reviews (1)

John Chard
Written 9 year(s) ago
3
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