Fox Mystery Theater: Season 1, Episode 11 And the Wall Came Tumbling Down
(5 Jan. 1985)
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Fox Mystery Theater: Season 1, Episode 11 And the Wall Came Tumbling Down
(5 Jan. 1985)
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Caroline Trent
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Gareth Hunt | ... |
Peter Whiteway
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Brian Deacon | ... |
Alan Yardley /
Martin
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Peter Wyngarde | ... |
Daniel Haswell /
General Haswell
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Patricia Hayes | ... |
Granny Waters
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| Carol Royle | ... |
Kim Osborn /
Catherine Parkes
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Ralph Michael | ... |
Father Harris
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Gary Waldhorn | ... |
Inspector Crane
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Robert James | ... |
Father Ambrey /
Packard
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Richard Hampton | ... |
Ted Pinder /
David Pritchard
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Angela Grant | ... |
Jill
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Ray Armstrong | ... |
Sergeant Mills
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Peter Baldwin | ... |
Dr. H. Talbot
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Jona Jones | ... |
Policeman
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Tim Pearce | ... |
Brinkley /
Robert Ford
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Workmen digging in a building discover the remains of a 300-year-old devil cult.
The Hammer films were horror classics of the 1960s. Unlike modern films they relied more on atmosphere than special effects - not because that was beyond their makers resources - but because that was what made a good horror film. "And the Wall Came Tumbling Down" is a late addition to the corpus of Hammer works (no pun intended).
Though it perhaps suffers from the limitations of a TV production, this film deserves to be seen. From the initial breaking down of a wall in a church due to be demolished, to the final appallingly chilling climax, the film positively reeks with atmosphere.
If you like to be frightened, or have fond memories of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee and the original Hammer films, this one is for you.