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The Beast Must Die | |
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Directed by | Paul Annett |
Screenplay by | Michael Winder |
Based on | "There Shall Be No Darkness" by James Blish |
Produced by | John Dark Max Rosenberg Milton Subotsky |
Starring | Calvin Lockhart Peter Cushing Marlene Clark Charles Gray Anton Diffring |
Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
Edited by | Peter Tanner |
Music by | Douglas Gamley |
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Distributed by | British Lion Films (UK) Cinerama Releasing Corporation (US) |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £187,269[1] |
The Beast Must Die is a 1974 British horror film directed by Paul Annett. The screenplay was written by Michael Winder, based on the 1950 short story "There Shall Be No Darkness" by James Blish, originally published in Thrilling Wonder Stories. The film stars Calvin Lockhart, Peter Cushing, Marlene Clark, Charles Gray, Anton Diffring, Ciaran Madden, Tom Chadbon, and Michael Gambon.[2][3] The plot involves a millionaire big game hunter who gathers six people at his remote English mansion, announcing that he suspects one of them is a werewolf. The viewer is invited to unfold the mystery along with the characters.