Uncle Silas
1968 · 75 min · ★ 7.0 · Thriller, Horror, TV Movie
After her father's death, Maud, a young heiress, is sent to live with her Uncle Silas. She finds her new guardian living in a gothic nightmare of a mansion, and soon realizes that he wishes to murder her and claim her inheritance.
Directed by Alan Cooke
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Robert Eddison Silas Ruthyn -
Patience Collier Madame de la Rougierre -
Lucy Fleming Maud Ruthyn -
John Welsh Austin Ruthyn -
Dudley Sutton Dudley Ruthyn - F Felicity Hain Millicent Ruthyn
- L Lally Bowers Lady Ilbury
- M Michael Lynch Dr. Bryerly
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Gwendolyn Watts Sarah Mangles - R Roy Godfrey Hawkes
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Christine Noonan Meg -
Gilbert Wynne Tom Brice
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