The Shout
R“A film of intense perversity - the madness of the mind.”
1978·86 min·Released
Studio: Jeremy Thomas Productions, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), National Film Trustee Company, Recorded Picture Company, The Rank Organisation
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Theatrical Jun 16, 1978
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UK · English · Foreign
Overview
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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorJerzy Skolimowski
WriterMichael Austin, Jerzy Skolimowski
Cast
Alan Bates
Charles Crossley
Susannah York
Rachel Fielding
John Hurt
Anthony Fielding
Robert Stephens
Chief Medical Officer
Tim Curry
Robert Graves
Julian Hough
Vicar
Carol Drinkwater
Cobbler's Wife
John Rees
Inspector
Jim Broadbent
Fielder in Cowpat
Susan Wooldridge
Harriet
Nick Stringer
Cobbler
Peter Benson
Harry the Shepherd
Graham Kingsley Brown
Village Churchgoer (uncredited)
Joanna Szczerbic
Cricket Umpire (uncredited)
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Keywords
small towncomposercricketsuper powerbased on short storydevon
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026