L'uomo di vimini (1973)
Il sergente di polizia Howie (Edward Woodward), di ferrea moralità, si reca nell’isoletta di Summerisle al largo della Scozia per indagare sulla presunta scomparsa di una ragazzina. Sull’isola trova un clima disorientante e disinibito che lo frastorna: le cose sembrano affermarsi e negarsi contemporaneamente. La ragazzina sembra addirittura non essere mai esistita. Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee) è affabile e cordiale, ma il suo comportamento è bizzarro e a tratti minaccioso. Il poliziotto cerca di imporre la sua volontà per far rispettare la legge, ma si rende conto che il mistero è più complesso e profondo di quanto immaginasse. Un horror veramente sui generis, fortemente sostenuto da Christopher Lee, che lo ritiene il suo miglior film e nel quale certamente offre la sua migliore, più partecipe e sfaccettata, interpretazione.
Direttore:
Robin Hardy
Scrittore:
Anthony Shaffer
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Edward Woodward as Sergeant Neil Howie |
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Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle |
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Britt Ekland as Willow MacGreagor |
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Diane Cilento as Miss Rose |
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Ingrid Pitt as Librarian |
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Roy Boyd as Broome |
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Lesley Mackie as Daisy |
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Walter Carr as School Master |
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Irene Sunters as May Morrison |
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Lindsay Kemp as Alder MacGreagor |
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Ian Campbell as Oak |
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Kevin Collins as Old Fisherman |
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Aubrey Morris as Old Gardener / Gravedigger |
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Russell Waters as Harbour Master |
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Donald Eccles as T.H. Lennox |
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Gerry Cowper as Rowan Morrison |
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Leslie Blackater as Hairdresser |
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Peter Brewis as Musician |
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Barbara Rafferty as Woman with Baby |
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Juliet Cadzow as Villager |
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Ross Campbell as Communicant |
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Penny Cluer as Gillie |
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Michael Cole as Musician |
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Ian Cutler as Musician |
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Myra Forsyth as Mrs Grimmond |
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John Hallam as McTaggert |
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Alison Hughes as Fiancée to Howie |
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Charles Kearney as Butcher |
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Fiona Kennedy as Holly |
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John McGregor as Baker |
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Jimmy Mackenzie as Briar |
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Jennifer Martin as Myrtle Morrison |
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Bernard Murray as Musician |
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Helen Norman as Villager |
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Lorraine Peters as Girl on Grave |
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Tony Roper as Postman |
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John Sharp as Doctor Ewan |
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Elizabeth Sinclair as Villager |
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Andrew Tompkins as Musician |
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Ian Wilson as Communicant |
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Richard Wren as Ash Buchanan |
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John Young as Fishmonger |
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Robin Hardy as Minister (uncredited) |
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Muriel Greenslade as Old Woman in Library (uncredited) |
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Annie Ross as Willow MacGreagor (voice) (uncredited) |
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George Oliver as Parishioner (uncredited) |
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Fred Wood as Parishioner (Singing Hymn In Church) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robin Hardy | Director |
| Camera | Harry Waxman | Director of Photography |
| Production | Peter Snell | Producer |
| Sound | Paul Giovanni | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Eric Boyd-Perkins | Editor |
| Production | Maggie Cartier | Casting |
| Art | Seamus Flannery | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Yelland | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Dorman | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | W.T. Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | John Brown | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Anthony Shaffer | Screenplay |
| Writing | David Pinner | Novel |
| Editing | Denis Whitehouse | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Sue Merry | Continuity |
| Production | Beryl Harvey | Production Secretary |
| Camera | James Devis | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mike Drew | Focus Puller |
| Crew | Stuart Hopps | Choreographer |
| Camera | Peter Allwork | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Gary Carpenter | Music Director |
| Sound | Robin Gregory | Sound |
| Production | Mike Gowans | Unit Manager |
| Production | Ted Morley | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jake Wright | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Bronco McLoughlin | Stunts |
| Sound | Bob Jones | Sound |
| Sound | Vernon Messenger | Sound Editor |
| Production | Jilda Smith | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masada Wilmot | Wardrobe Supervisor |
