Murrain
1975 · 55 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie
When a mystery illness infects the pigs of a village farmer and a local boy is also taken ill, the villagers try to convince a veterinarian that it is caused by a curse from a woman they believe to be a witch.
Directed by John Cooper · Written by Nigel Kneale
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David Simeon Alan Crich -
Bernard Lee Beeley -
Una Brandon-Jones Mrs. Clemson -
David Neal Leach -
Marjorie Yates Mrs. Leach - J John Golightly Coker
- R Raymond Platt Tom Start
- R Ray Dunbobbin Jimmy
- P Philip Gilman Leach's Son
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