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Curse of the Demon

Night of the Demon (1957)

Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Mystery | UK, United States

Director: Jacques Tourneur

BBC2 | Sunday 28 November 2010 | 00:00

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Rating: 7.5/10

SYNOPSIS

This remarkably well-constructed essay on the realm of the supernatural from Cat People director Jacques Tourneur is a superb adaptation of the MR James short story Casting the Runes. Pitting rational scientist Dana Andrews against sinister mystic Niall MacGinnis, this top-notch suspense drama works marvellously well, despite studio interference insisting that the scary demon Tourneur wanted to avoid showing be included at the last minute. It's edge-of-the-seat stuff, nevertheless, with a truly memorable climax.

Actors

Writer: Charles Bennett, Hal E. Chester

Producer: Frank Bevis, Hal E. Chester

Narrator: Shay Gorman

RUNTIME: 95 min

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