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Death Line

  • 19721972
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 27m
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5.9/10
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Death Line (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.
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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 coup... Read allWhen 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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5K
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    • Gary Sherman
    • Ceri Jones(screenplay)
    • Gary Sherman(original story)
  • Stars
    • Donald Pleasence
    • Norman Rossington
    • David Ladd
    • Gary Sherman
    • Ceri Jones(screenplay)
    • Gary Sherman(original story)
  • Stars
    • Donald Pleasence
    • Norman Rossington
    • David Ladd
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 110User reviews
    • 94Critic reviews
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    Hugh Armstrong in Death Line (1972)
    Hugh Armstrong and Sharon Gurney in Death Line (1972)
    James Cossins in Death Line (1972)
    Suzanne Winkler in Death Line (1972)
    Death Line (1972)
    Death Line (1972)
    Sharon Gurney in Death Line (1972)
    Norman Rossington in Death Line (1972)
    Heather Stoney in Death Line (1972)
    Norman Rossington in Death Line (1972)
    David Ladd in Death Line (1972)
    David Ladd in Death Line (1972)

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    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Inspector Calhoun
    Norman Rossington
    Norman Rossington
    • Detective Sergeant Rogers
    David Ladd
    David Ladd
    • Alex Campbell
    Sharon Gurney
    Sharon Gurney
    • Patricia Wilson
    Hugh Armstrong
    • The 'Man'
    June Turner
    • The 'Woman'
    Clive Swift
    Clive Swift
    • Inspector Richardson
    James Cossins
    James Cossins
    • James Manfred, OBE
    Heather Stoney
    • W.P.C. Alice Marshall
    Hugh Dickson
    Hugh Dickson
    • Dr. Bacon
    Jack Woolgar
    Jack Woolgar
    • Platform Inspector
    Ron Pember
    • Lift Operator
    Colin McCormack
    • Police Constable 1
    Gary Winkler
    • Police Constable 2
    James Culliford
    • Publican (Jimmy)
    Suzanne Winkler
    • Prostitute
    Gerry Crampton
    Gerry Crampton
    • Tunnel Worker
    Terence Plummer
    Terence Plummer
    • Tunnel Worker
    • (as Terry Plummer)
      • Gary Sherman
      • Ceri Jones(screenplay)
      • Gary Sherman(original story)
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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      At Russell Square Station there is a platform sign saying, "Way Out and District Line." The District line goes nowhere near Russell Square.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      The 'Man': Mind the doors!

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Nightmare Festival (1989)

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    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.
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    • boady
    • Jan 2, 2002

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1973 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Aldwych Underground Railway Station, Surrey Street, Aldwych, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Harbor Ventures
      • K-L Productions
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Mono

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