Director: Jerzy Skolimowski

Writers: Michael Austin; Robert Graves; Jerzy Skolimowski

Keywords: Horror

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alan Bates	Actor	17-Feb-1934	27-Dec-2003	Basil in Zorba the Greek
Jim Broadbent	Actor	24-May-1949		Oscar-winning oddball English actor
Tim Curry	Actor	19-Apr-1946		Frank N. Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show
John Hurt	Actor	22-Jan-1940	27-Jan-2017	Alien
Robert Stephens	Actor	14-Jul-1931	12-Nov-1995	The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Susannah York	Actor	9-Jan-1941	14-Jan-2011	They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

REVIEWS

Review by anonymous (posted on 6-Jan-2007)

Starring Alan Bates (with questionable powers as strange as the character he plays), John Hurt (as a struggling musician) and Susannah York (as Hurt's wife), 'The Shout' is an enigmatic and ultimately unsatisfying film. Bates, an ex-psychiatric patient (with Tim Curry in a minor role as Bates' psychiatrist), allegedly has powers over (amongst others) the elements and people, claiming that their souls are contained in pieces of rock. He also claims to possess the 'terror shout' - a shout that can kill anyone Bates directs it at. Bates gains power over York, moves into their house and leaves Hurt humiliated and impotent against Bates' powers. Driven by jealousy and recalling Bates' belief in souls being contained in pieces of rock, Hurt finds Bates' rock, breaks it and destroys Bates. Not quite the supernatural film it tries to be, it leaves too many questions unanswered and - because of this - leaves a 'cold' feeling.

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