It's loose...Something is killing soldiers on the Lancashire moors - something with razor sharp talons and a brutal strength. Could it be a wild animal, as the police think? Or is it be something far more vicious? Joyce and Ellie Ballantyne know what it is. They might look like innocent old ladies but they have a guilty secret. Thirty years ago, they made a fateful decision, one they have lived with ever since. But their secret cannot remain buried forever.

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The Beast in the Cellar (1970)

Horror · 1h 28m · 4/14/1971

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It's loose...Something is killing soldiers on the Lancashire moors - something with razor sharp talons and a brutal strength. Could it be a wild animal, as the police think? Or is it be something far more vicious? Joyce and Ellie Ballantyne know what it is. They might look like innocent old ladies but they have a guilty secret. Thirty years ago, they made a fateful decision, one they have lived with ever since. But their secret cannot remain buried forever.

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Tigon British Film Productions, Leander Films
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Cast
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Vernon Dobtcheff

Sir Bernard Newsmith
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Howard Rawlinson

Young Soldier
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Anabel Littledale

Gloria
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Peter Craze

Roy
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Chris Chittell

Baker (as Christopher Chittell)
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Anthony Heaton

Anderson
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Merlyn Ward

Young Stephen (as Merlin Ward)
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Reg Lever

Ambulance Man
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Elizabeth Choice

Young Joyce (as Elisabeth Choice)
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Dafydd Havard

Stephen Ballantyne
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Robert Wilde

Soldier in NAAFI
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David Dodimead

Dr. Spencer
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John Kelland

Sergeant Young
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T.P. McKenna

Supt. Paddick
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Tessa Wyatt

Joanna Sutherland
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John Hamill

Cpl. Alan Marlow
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Flora Robson

Joyce Ballantyne
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Gail Lidstone

Young Ellie
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Beryl Reid

Ellie Ballantyne
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Roberta Tovey

Paper Girl
Crew
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James Kelley

Director
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James Kelley

Writer
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Disc Releases
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Beast in the Cellar

(DVD)

2/14/2006

Disc Title Front Cover

The Beast in the Cellar

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD, Low))

11/29/2019

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