Terror (1978 film)

Terror
Directed by	Norman J. Warren
Produced by	Richard Crafter Les Young
Screenplay by	David McGillivray
Story by	Les Young Moira Young
Starring	John Nolan Carolyn Courage James Aubrey Sarah Keller Tricia Walsh Glynis Barber Michael Craze
Music by	Ivor Slaney
Cinematography	Les Young
Edited by	Jim Elderton
Production company	Crystal Film Productions
Release dates	1978
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Terror is a 1978 British horror film starring John Nolan, Carolyn Courage, James Aubrey, Sarah Keller and Tricia Walsh and directed by Norman J. Warren.

Plot

Royal ancestors are cursed by a witch burned at the stake during the Medieval Era, and murders take place following the showing of a film based on the story.

Cast

• John Nolan ... James Garrick
• Carolyn Courage ... Ann Garrick
• James Aubrey ... Philip
• Sarah Keller ... Suzy
• Tricia Walsh ... Viv
• Glynis Barber ... Carol Tucker
• Michael Craze ... Gary
• Rosie Collins ... Diane
• Patti Love ... Hannah
• Mary Maude ... Lady Garrick
• William Russell ... Lord Garrick
• Peter Craze ... Director
• Peter Mayhew ... The Mechanic
• Milton Reid ... Club Bouncer

Location

The location of the Garricks ancestral home was, in reality, the home of the Baron and Baroness De Veuce, in Purbright, Surrey. The film studio where James Aubrey's character works was the actual interior of Acorn Studios in Barnes.

Production

The music was composed and performed by Ivor Slaney, including the electric guitar, used during the dance sequence in the nightclub.

For the sequences where the car is hovering in the air, the car was lifted up by a crane. The cable can be scene in certain shots.

The witch is played by 'L.E. Mack'. This is an in-joke on the elemac track used for moving cameras during shooting. An elemac track is used during the finale to 'float' the actress playing the witch across the room. It is coveredin the scene by the 'dry-ice'.

Reception

Terror was a UK box office success.

Home Media

The film has had releases on VHS in PAL and NTSC formats. It has also been released on DVD. The best known DVd release is as part of the Norman J Warren set released by Anchor Bay. This release also contains still galleries, biographies and a making-of documentary. This includes Norman J. Warren, Carolyn Courage, James Aubrey, Elaine Ives-Cameron, David MacGillivray. An supreb informative audio commentary by Norman J. Warren is also included.

External links

• Terror at IMDb