The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 98% of the 344 1970s horror movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic87/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
1,719 audience votes
Key crew
- Robin HardyDirector
- Paul GiovanniOriginal Music Composer
- Anthony ShafferScreenplay
Cast
- Edward WoodwardSergeant Neil Howie
- Christopher LeeLord Summerisle
- Britt EklandWillow MacGreagor
- Diane CilentoMiss Rose
- Ingrid PittLibrarian
- Roy BoydBroome
- Lesley MackieDaisy
- Walter CarrSchool Master
- Irene SuntersMay Morrison
- Lindsay KempAlder MacGreagor
- Ian CampbellOak
- Kevin CollinsOld Fisherman
Stills
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Themes
virginislandbased on novel or booksacrificescotlandritualcemeteryinvestigationculthuman sacrificerural areadisappearance
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