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Director:
Ken Russell
Writers:
Ken Russell (screenplay)
Bram Stoker (novel)
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Release Date:
21 October 1988 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Horror | Thriller See more »
Plot:
Scottish archaeologist Angus Flint discovers an odd skull amid the ruins of a convent that he is excavating... See more » | Full synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(29 articles)
Festivals round-up: Ken Russell Forever, Rendez-Vous With French Cinema, BFI London Lgff, Annecy 2012
 (From The Geek Files. 17 March 2012, 3:13 PM, PDT)
Film clubs' show of strength
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 12 March 2012, 4:55 AM, PDT)
Remembering Ken Russell
 (From Trailers from Hell. 29 November 2011, 4:37 PM, PST)
User Reviews:
Fun in the tradition of Rocky Horror See more (57 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Amanda Donohoe ... Lady Sylvia Marsh

Hugh Grant ... Lord James D'Ampton

Catherine Oxenberg ... Eve Trent

Peter Capaldi ... Angus Flint

Sammi Davis ... Mary Trent
Stratford Johns ... Peters
Paul Brooke ... P.C. Erny
Imogen Claire ... Dorothy Trent
Chris Pitt ... Kevin

Gina McKee ... Nurse Gladwell
Christopher Gable ... Joe Trent
Lloyd Peters ... Jesus Christ
Miranda Coe ... Maids / Nuns
Linzi Drew ... Maids / Nuns
Caron Anne Kelly ... Maids / Nuns
Fiona O'Connor ... Maids / Nuns
Caroline Pope ... Maids / Nuns
Elisha Scott ... Maids / Nuns
Tina Shaw ... Maids / Nuns

Paul Easom ... Soldier / Witchdoctor
James Hicks ... Soldier / Witchdoctor
David Kiernan ... Soldier / Witchdoctor

Matthew Yang King ... Soldier / Witchdoctor (as Matthew King)
Ross Murray ... Soldier / Witchdoctor

Andy Norman ... Soldier / Witchdoctor
Bob Smith ... Soldier / Witchdoctor
Jackie Russell ... Snakewoman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Emilio Perez Machado ... Bluegrass Lead Singer (uncredited)
Louise Newman ... Bluegrass Violinist (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ken Russell 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ken Russell  screenplay
Bram Stoker  novel

Produced by
Dan Ireland .... executive producer
William J. Quigley .... executive producer
Ken Russell .... producer
Ronaldo Vasconcellos .... line producer
 
Original Music by
Stanislas Syrewicz 
 
Cinematography by
Dick Bush 
 
Film Editing by
Peter Davies 
 
Casting by
Gail Stevens 
 
Art Direction by
John Ralph 
 
Costume Design by
Michael Jeffery 
 
Makeup Department
Stuart Conran .... special makeup effects artist
Karen Edwards .... hair stylist
Alan Hedgcock .... special makeup effects technician
Paul Jones .... special makeup effects artist
Dave Keen .... special makeup effects technician
Alistair McPherson .... special makeup effects technician
Pam Meager .... chief makeup artist
Elizabeth Moss .... makeup artist (as Liz Moss)
Steve Painter .... special makeup effects technician
William Petty .... special makeup effects technician
Geoffrey Portass .... special makeup effects designer (as Geoff Portass)
Roy Puddefoot .... special makeup effects technician
Mary Roberts .... special makeup effects technician
Gary Ryan .... special makeup effects technician
Warwick Sayce .... special makeup effects technician
Karen Winnery .... special makeup effects technician
 
Production Management
Laura Julian .... production manager
Jack Lorenz .... executive in charge of production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher Hall .... first assistant director (as Chris Hall)
Cordelia Hardy .... third assistant director
Nick Heckstall-Smith .... second assistant director
Rupert Ryle-Hodges .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Tom Bowyer .... carpenter
Dean Coldham .... plaster crew
Alastair Gow .... construction manager
Ken Hawkey .... stand-by painter
Ron Higgins .... stand-by props
James Hunt .... scenic
Katie Kilroy .... production buyer (as Kate Kilroy)
Susan McLenachan .... stagehand
Eddie McMahon .... stand-by props
Brian Mitchell .... stand-by stagehand
Con Murphy .... stand-by rigger
Rodney Pincott .... property master
Ben Pulsford .... stagehand
Steven Sallybanks .... scenic
Robin Thistlewaite .... carpenter
Anne Tilby .... set designer
Chris Townsend .... set dresser
Brian West .... storeman
Tommy Westbrook .... stand-by carpenter
Debra Wilson .... assistant art director trainee
 
Sound Department
Ray Beckett .... sound mixer
Blake Bedford .... sound assistant trainee
John Chandler .... boom operator
Paul Conway .... assistant sound editor
Nigel Galt .... sound editor
Ray Merrin .... assistant dubbing mixer
Jim Roddan .... footsteps editor
Bill Rowe .... dubbing mixer
Richard Wells .... sound maintenance
 
Special Effects by
Dave Eltham .... special effects technician
Kate Murray .... sculptor
Simon Sayce .... special effects makeup supervisor
Cliff Wallace .... special makeup effects technician
Alan Whibley .... special effects supervisor
 
Visual Effects by
Mark Coulier .... modeler
Neill Gorton .... modeler
Little John .... modeler
Arlind Junkerman .... modeler
Tony Lawrence .... video editor
Cliff Wallace .... modeler
 
Stunts
Abbi Collins .... stunt double: Eve Trent
Chrissy Monk .... stunt double: Lady Sylvia
Stuart St. Paul .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Blake .... gaffer
Richard Brierley .... focus puller
Robin Browne .... additional photographer
Clive Coote .... still photographer
Jim Coward .... generator operator
Ben Davis .... assistant camera
Mark Ellis .... camera grip
John Foster .... assistant camera
Mark Gay .... electrician
Tom Ingle .... assistant camera trainee
David B.A. Jones .... additional clapper loader
Ronnie McKay .... best boy
Graham Newton .... electrician
Tommy O'Sullivan .... electrician
Steve Parker .... focus puller
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jenny Hawkins .... wardrobe assistant
Dianne Murphy .... wardrobe assistant (as Diane Murphy)
 
Editorial Department
Peter Hunt .... color grader
Joe Illing .... first assistant editor
Adrian Martin .... editor: video
Wayne Smith .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Ian R. Fleming .... musician: bagpipes
Emilio Perez Machado .... additional music arranger
Harry Pitch .... harmonica music recordist
Stephan Powys .... additional music arranger
Gilles Tinayre .... musician: synthesizer
Daniel Vallancien .... music scoring
 
Transportation Department
Terry English .... driver
Ray Jones .... driver
Andrew Mitchell .... transportation captain
Ron Narduzzo .... driver
 
Other crew
Peter Bath .... laboratory liaison
Jeremy Bolt .... assistant to line producer
Imogen Claire .... choreographer
Lesley Cross .... script supervisor
Peter Elford .... location manager
Peter Ettedgui .... assistant to director
Sabina Fletcher .... production assistant
Robert Harman .... wire man (as Bob Harman)
Sarah Lucraft .... assistant accountant
Rosamunde Maxwell .... nurse
Matthew Sharp .... production runner
Will Tyler .... production accountant
Winnie Wishart .... production coordinator
Sarah Nean Bruce .... production consultant: los angeles (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Simon Broad .... thanks
Lynn Dillon .... thanks
John Hargreaves .... thanks
Stephen Monas .... thanks (as Steve Monas)
Nigel Palmer .... thanks
Ron Pearce .... thanks
Maria J. Peckos .... thanks
 

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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Belgium:16 (video rating) | Australia:R | France:-12 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | South Korea:18 | Italy:VM14
Filming Locations:
Gaddesden Place, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UKSee more »
Company:
White LairSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
First cinema film of Gina McKee.See more »
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Angus's fingers are not moving on the chanter of the bagpipes while he is luring P.C. Erny around the sundial.See more »
Quotes:
Lady Sylvia Marsh:Dionin has a propensity for virgins, Eve, just like your false god. Problem is, they're so hard to come by these days. Aren't they, Eve?See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Thick of It: Episode #1.5" (2005)See more »
Soundtrack:
The D'Ampton WormSee more »

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18 out of 23 people found the following review useful.
Fun in the tradition of Rocky Horror, 12 December 2002
Author: Edgar L. Davis (luludavis@aol.com) from Hardwick, Vermont

This is a kitschy, sexy and funny movie. Ken Russel(the director of Whore and Track 29)is at his best. Taboos are endless. Scottish rock, demon worship, S&M and the defiling of Christian icons. Amanda Donohoe is luscious as the blood-sucking, dildo wielding Priestess of the Worm.

Catherine Oxenberg is a perfect blonde damsel in distress and Hugh Grant is at his sexy, bored playboy of the manor born. The production value is not the greatest but there are moments when the not-so-special effects lend an aire of underground theater to the proceedings. I highly recommend this film.

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