Un tueur sous influence (1974)
Neal Mottram est antiquaire. Son commerce ne marchant pas très bien, il se livre à des rituels de magie noire, vénérant une divinité africaine du nom de Chuku dont il possède une représentation en bois dans son sous-sol. Afin que celle-ci lui apporte protection et richesse, il décide de lui faire des offrandes bien particulières et se met à assassiner des gens en guise de sacrifices humains. Petit à petit, la santé mentale de Neal Mottram vacille et il s'enfonce de plus en plus dans la folie, persuadé d'être possédé par l'esprit de Chuku. La police, alertée par ces meurtres inquiétants, mène l'enquête...
Directeur: Freddie Francis
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Jack Palance as Neal Mottram |
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Diana Dors as Dolly Newman |
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Julie Ege as Helena |
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Edith Evans as Aunt Louise |
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Hugh Griffith as Solicitor |
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Trevor Howard as Supt. Bellamy |
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Michael Jayston as Detective Sgt. Wall |
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Suzy Kendall as Sally |
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Martin Potter as Ronnie |
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Percy Herbert as Detective Constable Russet |
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David Warbeck as Detective Wilson |
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Kathleen Byron as Muriel Sharp |
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Marianne Stone as Jane - Barmaid |
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Dean Harris as Ronnie's Friend |
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Anthony Chinn as Customer (uncredited) |
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Frank Forsyth as Man at Will Reading (uncredited) |
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Alan Harris as Coven Member (uncredited) |
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Kristopher Kum as Customer (uncredited) |
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Brian McDermott as Policeman Following Ronnie (uncredited) |
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Anita Sharp-Bolster as Woman at Will Reading (uncredited) |
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Guy Standeven as Milkman (uncredited) |
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Derek Suthern as Coven Member. (uncredited) |
| Directing | Freddie Francis | Director |
| Writing | Aben Kandel | Writer |
| Writing | Herman Cohen | Writer |
| Directing | Chris Kenny | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | John Lageu | Draughtsman |
| Sound | John Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Derek Gooch | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Mervyn Richards | Standby Painter |
| Production | Jilda Smith | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Lodge | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Albert Blackshaw | Construction Manager |
| Sound | Mike Le Mare | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Chuck Ferrigno | Property Master |
| Camera | Alf Brooker | Grip |
| Editing | Henry Richardson | Editor |
| Art | Helen Thomas | Set Dresser |
| Art | Tom Frewer | Dressing Prop |
| Lighting | Maurice Gillett | Gaffer |
| Camera | John Wilcox | Director of Photography |
| Production | Gustave M. Berne | Executive Producer |
| Art | Bobby Murrell | Property Master |
| Camera | James Bawden | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Wakely | Wardrobe Master |
| Camera | Stephen Smith | Focus Puller |
| Production | Herman Cohen | Producer |
| Art | George Provis | Art Direction |
| Crew | Michael Guyett | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | John Scott | Conductor |
| Directing | Peter Saunders | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ray Hearne | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bobbie Smith | Hairdresser |
| Art | Albert Hunt | Standby Carpenter |
| Art | David Merchant | Dressing Prop |
| Production | Maude Spector | Casting |
| Directing | Pamela Davies | Continuity |
| Sound | Peter Dukelow | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Ken Ritchie | Sound Mixer |