Kuoleman linja (1972)

When a government official disappears in the London tunnels, after several reports of missing people in the same location, Scotland Yard start to take the matter seriously, along with a couple who stumble into a victim by accident.

Director:

Gary Sherman

Writers:

Ceri Jones (screenplay), Gary Sherman (original story)

Stars:

Donald Pleasence, Norman Rossington, David Ladd

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Donald Pleasence	...	Inspector Calhoun
Norman Rossington	...	Detective Sergeant Rogers
David Ladd	...	Alex Campbell
Sharon Gurney	...	Patricia Wilson
Hugh Armstrong	...	The 'Man'
June Turner	...	The 'Woman'
Clive Swift	...	Inspector Richardson
James Cossins	...	James Manfred, OBE
Heather Stoney	...	W.P.C. Alice Marshall
Hugh Dickson	...	Dr. Bacon
Jack Woolgar	...	Platform Inspector
Ron Pember	...	Lift Operator
Colin McCormack	...	Police Constable 1
Gary Winkler	...	Police Constable 2
James Culliford	...	Publican (Jimmy)

Storyline

There's something pretty grisly going on under London in the Tube tunnels between Holborn and Russell Square. When a top civil servant becomes the latest to disappear down there Scotland Yard start to take the matter seriously. Helping them are a young couple who get nearer to the horrors underground than they would wish.

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Plot Keywords:

subway | rampage | police inspector | interrogation | serial killer | 

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Taglines:

A new line in terror

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Genres:

Horror

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Christopher Lee agreed to do the film for scale because he wanted to work with Donald Pleasence. Despite this, the two never share the screen together due to their large height difference (Lee was 6ft5 and Pleasence is 5ft6). Director Gary Sherman kept them in separate shots until Lee sits down at the end of the scene so that he wouldn't have issues fitting them both into the same frame.

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Goofs

At Russell Square Station there is a platform sign saying, "Way Out and District Line". The District line goes nowhere near Russell Square.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
The 'Man': Mind the doors!

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Alternate Versions

The original UK cinema and video versions were cut by the BBFC to heavily edit the broom impalement, a shot of a spade in a man's head, the cannibal biting off a rat's head, and his pursuit and attempted rape of Sharon Gurney. The full uncut version was finally passed by the BBFC for the DVD release in March 2006.

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Connections

References Etsivä Ironside (1967)

User Reviews

Excellent horror movie, nothing like it ever.

This movie may suffer from a small budget, but it is still one of the great horror movies for londoners. You could never travel on the tube again without thinking of this film. The sympathetic portrayal of the hideous central characters, takes this film out of the normal, horror experience.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 1972 (UK)

Also Known As:

Kuoleman linja

Filming Locations:

Grafton Mansions, Duke's Road, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harbor Ventures, K-L Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1