The Shout

This article is about the British horror film. For the album by Les McCann, see Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shout. For the live band of the pop singer, see Never Shout Never.

The Shout
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJerzy Skolimowski
Screenplay byJerzy Skolimowski
Michael Austin
Story byRobert Graves
Produced byJeremy Thomas
StarringAlan Bates
John Hurt
Susannah York
Robert Stephens
Tim Curry
CinematographyMike Molloy
Edited byBarrie Vince
Music byTony Banks
Production
company
Distributed byRank Film Distributors
Release date
  • 16 June 1978 (1978-06-16)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£176,806-500,000[1][2]

The Shout is a 1978 British horror film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. It was based on a short story by Robert Graves and adapted for the screen by Skolimowski and Michael Austin. The film was the first to be produced by Jeremy Thomas under his Recorded Picture Company banner.

  1. ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 357. Income is distributor's receipts, combined domestic and international, as at 31 Dec 1978.
  2. ^ Childs, Mike; Jones, Alan (1978). "The Shout". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.