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| Mark Burns | ... | Sir Michael Brattling / Dr. Breckinridge Brattling | |
| Shirley Anne Field | ... | Mary Anne Carew | |
| David Oxley | ... | Dr. Collinson | |
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Margaret Inglis | ... | Lady Brattling |
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Dia Sydow | ... | Lena |
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Lynne Maree | ... | Annie |
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Bill Flynn | ... | Simeon |
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Nobby Clark | ... | Capt. Turner (as William Baird Clark) |
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Ronald France | ... | Col. Pringle |
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Don Furnival | ... | Brand |
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Pieter Geldenhuys | ... | Shoemaker (as Peter Geldenhuys) |
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Ben Dekker | ... | Jan |
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Limpie Basson | ... | Hugo de Groot |
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Amina Gool | ... | Aia Kat |
A mad scientist (Mark Burns) is conducting hideous occult experiments at the family estate of Brattling Manor, monkeying about with things man was not meant to know, including the transfer and containment of living souls. It's only a matter of time before he begins to experiment on the souls of human beings - including his own family. Written by Ørnås
I got this film in a twelve pack of films that are zombie themed. This one should not have been included as there is nothing about this film that is zombie oriented. It is more mystery, but that is not very true either as it is not very difficult to see where this film is going if one has seen more than a couple of horror films during their lifetime. It was somewhat interesting at first though as I was wondering what was going to be happening as I still held out hope there would be zombies or something within the film. Not so late in the film, though, it became apparently clear how it would end so I spent a good portion of the film continually looking at the clock counter on the DVD player hoping it would hurry up and finish. Suffice to say, it was worth one look so I could properly review, but not a film I would ever care to pop in the player again during my lifetime.
The story has a plantation in Africa experiencing some problems. It is occupied by a mother and her two sons. One of the sons seems to be experimenting on animals while the other tries to keep the plantation together as a couple of people end up dead. This brother also has a fiancé coming in from London and his mother does not approve at all. More strange things happens as the film races to its somewhat bizarre, but thoroughly predictable ending.
The movie was just dull, as I said it started out interestingly enough as a man works on a monkey, but then there are just a lot of dead scenes that really add nothing to the plot. As the movie progresses it becomes less and less interesting as it is so obvious what is going on so all you are waiting for at this point is the ending to pop up. Thankfully, it did finally come on screen and I was more than happy to eject it and put it away. That being said, it is not terrible as the acting is decent, just to dull and predictable a story for my tastes.