A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
Honor Blackman
Susan Sillsby
Edward Fox
Hendricks
Michael Callan
Paul Jones
Wendy Hiller
Alison Crosby
Olivia Hussey
Cicily Young
Carol Lynley
Annabelle West
Beatrix Lehmann
Mrs. Pleasant
Daniel Massey
Dr. Harry Blythe
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Cyrus West
Peter McEnery
Charlie Wilder
Director, Screenplay
Radley Metzger
Theatre Play, Writer
John Willard
June 4, 2023
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Radley Metzger manages to gather quite a decent cast in this 1978 iteration of John Willard's play. Wilfred Hyde-White plays a recently deceased millionaire who has gathered his potential heirs to hear his will - delivered by him via film. What follows is a Cluedo-esque sequence of events as each suspects and conspires against the other until only the one who will inherit the devious old man's fortune is left (or not!). The cast gel quite well, but the screenplay is far too wordy; the pace too slow and so much more could have been made of the original, far more quirky characterisations. Still worth a watch, though - Honor Blackman and an ever-imperious Dame Wendy Hiller add bags of class to the proceedings.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00