R
1978    86mHorror, Drama
6.586%66%6.0
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
  • Alan BatesCharles Crossley
  • Susannah YorkRachel Fielding
  • John HurtAnthony Fielding
  • Robert StephensChief Medical Officer
  • Tim CurryRobert Graves
  • Julian HoughVicar
  • Carol DrinkwaterCobbler's Wife
  • John ReesInspector
  • Jim BroadbentFielder in Cowpat
  • Susan WooldridgeHarriet
  • Nick StringerCobbler
  • Peter BensonHarry the Shepherd
  • Graham Kingsley BrownVillage Churchgoer (uncredited)
  • Joanna SzczerbicCricket Umpire (uncredited)
  • Jerzy SkolimowskiDirector / Screenplay
  • Michael AustinScreenplay / Associate Producer
  • Jeremy ThomasProducer
  • Terry GlinwoodExecutive Producer
  • Simon HollandArt Direction
  • Mike MolloyDirector Of Photography
  • hairydemonDecember 2, 2025
    A work of disturbing genius from an age when people could take risks with filmmaking and get away with it.
  • Andy Davidson | folknhell.comAugust 18, 2025
    The Shout whispers madness and screams originality. Brutal and shocking from the outset.

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