Directed by:
Cyril FrankelScreenplay:
Nigel KnealeCinematography:
Arthur GrantComposer:
Richard Rodney BennettCast:
Joan Fontaine, Alec McCowen, Ann Bell, Ingrid Boulting, Viola Keats, Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Bryan Marshall, John Barrett, Duncan Lamont, Kay Walsh (more)Plots(1)
Haunted by the terrors of her experience with African witch-doctors, school teacher Gwen Mayfield accepts an appointment as headmistress at the Haddaby School run by Alan Bax and his sister Stephanie. Gwen initially revels in the peacefulness she has found in the quiet English countryside but soon begins to sense "undercurrents". Before long, a local boy falls into a coma and Gwen discovers a voodoo doll impaled by pins. The danger that follows brings her face to face with witchcraft as a series of disasters unfold and lead her to the horrible truth. (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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At the end of the movie, you suddenly realize that nothing so significant happened. The clock rings again, life goes on in the old spirit, and everything is fine. The film probably won't leave much of an impression on you, but on the other hand, you will at least be reminded of a slightly different poetry that personally appeals to me. Don't expect horrifying scenes, but at least a somewhat mysterious atmosphere, which unfortunately is disrupted by the creators and placed under too direct light, where simply no horrors can exist.
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