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The Beast in the Cellar

  • 1971
  • R
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
1.2K
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The Beast in the Cellar (1971)
HorrorThriller

Soldiers in a rural English town are being brutally murdered by an unknown creature. Two sisters living nearby realize they might understand what's happening.Soldiers in a rural English town are being brutally murdered by an unknown creature. Two sisters living nearby realize they might understand what's happening.Soldiers in a rural English town are being brutally murdered by an unknown creature. Two sisters living nearby realize they might understand what's happening.

  • Director
    • James Kelley
  • Writer
    • James Kelley
  • Stars
    • Beryl Reid
    • Flora Robson
    • John Hamill
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • James Kelley
    • Writer
      • James Kelley
    • Stars
      • Beryl Reid
      • Flora Robson
      • John Hamill
    • 40User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Beryl Reid
    Beryl Reid
    • Ellie Ballantyne
    Flora Robson
    Flora Robson
    • Joyce Ballantyne
    John Hamill
    John Hamill
    • Alan Marlow
    Tessa Wyatt
    Tessa Wyatt
    • Nurse Sutherland
    T.P. McKenna
    T.P. McKenna
    • Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
    John Kelland
    John Kelland
    • Sgt. Young
    David Dodimead
    • Dr. Spencer
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    • Sir Bernard Newsmith
    Dafydd Havard
    Dafydd Havard
    • Stephen Ballantyne
    Gail Lidstone
    • Young Ellie
    Elisabeth Choice
    • Young Joyce
    Merlin Ward
    • Young Stephen
    Anthony Heaton
    • Anderson
    Christopher Chittell
    Christopher Chittell
    • Baker
    Peter Craze
    • Roy
    Anabel Littledale
    • Gloria
    Howard Rawlinson
    • Young Soldier
    Roberta Tovey
    Roberta Tovey
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    • Director
      • James Kelley
    • Writer
      • James Kelley
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    • Trivia
      Dame Flora Robson and Beryl Reid were annoyed at the heavy cuts made in post-production, which they thought damaged this movie.
    • Goofs
      Although the flashback is set around World War One, the people at the Fun Fair are wearing '70s clothing.
    • Alternate versions
      The original UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to edit shots of a couple disrobing and blood splashes during a murder scene in a barn. The 2004 Anchor Bay DVD is uncut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Beast in the Cellar (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      She Works in a Woman's Way
      Written by Tony Macaulay & Barry Mason
      Sung by Tony Burrows with The Edison Lighthouse

    User reviews40

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    5/10

    no horror please, we're british

    Kitchen sink snooz-a-thon which seems more focused on cups of tea and nattering than being a horror. Flora Robson and Beryl Reid are the odd couple of sisters, who spend every moment having agitated little quarrels about nothing, while a vicious beast is loose on the moors, and... Oh please excuse me...would you like a cup of tea?

    In the pantheon of eccentric 70s brit horrors (that were not by Hammer or Amicus), this doesn't measure up to the groovy Tower Of Evil, or the deranged Killer's Moon, or Norman J Warren's campfest 'Terror'. I recommend choosing those over this one... Now, fondant fancy? Help yourself.
    • HollysDemoHell
    • May 19, 2024
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    • Release date
      • April 16, 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Keller
    • Filming locations
      • Horsted Keynes Railway Station, Station Approach, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, UK(train station exterior/roadway)
    • Production companies
      • Tigon British Film Productions
      • Leander Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1(original ratio)
      • 1.85 : 1

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