The Shout

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The Shout

R,

1978,

1h 27m,

Drama

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85%

13 Reviews

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68%

500+ Ratings

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85%

Tomatometer

13 Reviews

68%

Popcornmeter

500+ Ratings

When a wandering man named Crossley (Alan Bates) insinuates himself into the lives of British composer Anthony Fielding (John Hurt) and his wife, Rachel (Susannah York), the couple is cautiously hospitable. Isolated out in rural Devon, where Anthony works on his music, the Fieldings find that their enigmatic guest has some strange preoccupations, most notably an obsession with dark Aboriginal magic. Crossley claims that he can kill a person with a mystical shout, but is he telling the truth?

Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Dec 12, 2017

[The Shout] is shrewd, imaginative moviemaking.

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Elliott Stein

Film Comment Magazine

Dec 12, 2017

1/4

My thoughts were elsewhere.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

Skolimowski has been able to create a gripping film that holds attention most of the way through its economical length.

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Luke Goodsell

ABC News (Australia)

Sep 7, 2020

If the sexual corrosion weren't uneasy enough, then the film's frightening titular moment possesses a psychic power that's impossible to unhear.

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Chris Alexander

Alexander On Film

Apr 1, 2020

Driven by a powerful score by Genesis alumni Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks, this is truly a living, breathing nightmare committed to celluloid.

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Diego Galán

El Pais (Spain)

Aug 27, 2019

The mystery that surrounds the story and Alan Bates' excellent performance will transport viewers to an unsettling world. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Hagrid P

Jan 5, 2019

If you like off-beat movies, this is one for you. It shows its age at times, but the acting is good, with Alan Bates at his charismatic best.

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George R

Sep 17, 2017

a strange film about a man with a deadly shout

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Jerzy Skolimowski

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Alan Bates

Crossley

Susannah York

Rachel Fielding

John Hurt

Anthony Fielding

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Synopsis

When a wandering man named Crossley (Alan Bates) insinuates himself into the lives of British composer Anthony Fielding (John Hurt) and his wife, Rachel (Susannah York), the couple is cautiously hospitable. Isolated out in rural Devon, where Anthony works on his music, the Fieldings find that their enigmatic guest has some strange preoccupations, most notably an obsession with dark Aboriginal magic. Crossley claims that he can kill a person with a mystical shout, but is he telling the truth?

Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Producer: Jeremy Thomas
Screenwriter: Jerzy Skolimowski, Michael Austin
Production Co: The Rank Organisation, Jeremy Thomas Production, Recorded Picture Company (RPC), National Film Finance Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 7, 2019
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Surround

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