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The Beast in the Cellar

The Beast in the Cellar

  • Status: Released
  • 01-08-1970
  • Runtime: 89 min
  • Score: 4.7
  • Vote count: 30

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

Beryl Reid

Ellie Ballantyne

Flora Robson

Joyce Ballantyne

John Hamill

Alan Marlow

Tessa Wyatt

Nurse Sutherland

T. P. McKenna

Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

Vernon Dobtcheff

Newsmith

John Kelland

Sgt. Young

David Dodimead

Dr. Spencer

Christopher Chittell

Baker

Peter Craze

Roy

Dafydd Havard

Stephen Ballantyne

Gail Lidstone

Young Ellie

Elizabeth Choice

Young Joyce

Merlin Ward

Young Stephen

Anthony Heaton

Anderson

Anabel Littledale

Gloria

Howard Rawlinson

Young Soldier

Roberta Tovey

Paper Girl

Reg Lever

Ambulance Man

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