The Shout

The Shout

A film of intense perversity - the madness of the mind.

R 1978 · 86 min · ★ 6.0 · Thriller, Mystery, Horror

A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski · Written by Robert Graves

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