Dark Places is a British horror film directed by Don Sharp , 1973 with Robert Hardy , Christopher Lee , Joan Collins and Herbert Lom in the lead roles. [one]
| Dark places | |
|---|---|
| Genre | thriller Mystic horrors |
| Producer | Don Sharp |
| Producer | James Hannah Jr. |
| Author script | Ed brennan Joseph van Winkle James Hannah Jr. Don Sharp |
| Operator | |
| Composer | |
| Film company | Glenbergh Sedgled |
| Duration | |
| A country | |
| Language | |
| Year | 1973 |
| IMDb | |
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Cast
- 4 Further fate
- 5 Criticism
- 6 Literature
- 7 Link
- 8 Notes
Story
Former psychiatric hospital head physician Edward Foster discovers that the deceased patient at his clinic, Andrew Marr, has hidden a huge amount of money in an old house that belonged to him. Edward decides to move into this house and leisurely search for wealth. However, the old mansion keeps dark secrets, because the owner of the house was in the hospital after the brutal murder of his wife, two children and a governess. In addition, Edward has competitors in the person of the local doctor Mandeville and his wife Sarah.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Christopher Lee | Dr. Jan Mandeville |
| Joan Collins | Sarah Mandeville |
| Herbert Lom | Prescott |
| Jane Birkin | Alta |
| Robert Hardy | Edward Foster / Andrew Marr |
| Gene Marsh | Victoria |
| Carlton Hobbs | Old marr |
| Roy Evans | taxi driver |
| Martin Boddy | sergeant riley |
| John Glyn Jones | bank manager |
| John Livigno | doctor |
| Jennifer Tanich | Jessica |
| Michael McVeigh | Francis |
| Barry Linehan | shelter guard |
| Linda Gray | woman on the hill |
| Lisandra de la hay | girl on the hill |
| Earl Rhodes | boy on the hill |
Cast
In addition to the recognized stars of European cinema (such as Christopher Lee , Joan Collins , Herbert Lom , Robert Hardy and others), young actors also appeared in the film. So Jennifer Tanich (later she became famous thanks to the popular television series “Five Friends” in England) first got a role in the movie here [2] . One of the last roles in the film was played by John Glyn-Jones, a British actor and director of theater, radio and cinema [3] [4] . The film also became one of the last in the career of the British film and radio actor of the Order of the British Empire, Sir Carlton Hobbs , who portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 80 radio adaptations between 1952 and 1969 [5] .
Further fate
The film was released in the USA, England, Germany, France, Italy and the Philippines [6] .
Criticism
The German encyclopedia of cinema positively evaluated the picture and characterizes it as “a fantastic horror film, shot in a traditional manner, with a subtle sense of frightening elements and a restrained image of violence” [7] . Dave Sindelar, in turn, notes that "although there is no great novelty in the history of phantom possession, there are several interesting points in the plot." The critic also notes the solid work of the actors, finding a flaw in the ending ("the film loses a lot of steam, ending with a" whimper "rather than a" blow "”) [8] .
Literature
- Rigby, Jonathan. English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema. - Ed: Reynolds & Hearn, 2000 .-- ISBN 1-903111-01-3 .
Link
- " Dark Places ” on the Internet Movie Database
- 12260 Dark places on the allmovie website
- https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film205047.html
Notes
- ↑ Dark Places (1973) | Bfi
- ↑ Jennifer Thanisch // IMDB
- ↑ Brian McFarlane. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition . Oxford University Press (16 May 2016).
- ↑ Profile , bfi.org.uk; accessed May 31, 2015.
- ↑ Carleton Hobbs on the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ The Internet Movie Database - Starttermine für Das Grab der lebenden Puppen
- ↑ Zweitausendeins. Filmlexikon FILME von AZ - Das Grab der lebenden Puppen
- ↑ Dark Places (1973) | Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings