The Shout (1978)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

A film of intense perversity - the madness of the mind.

A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.

• Released: 1978-06-16
• Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror
• Runtime: 1h 26m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 131 votes

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski.

Top cast

• Alan Bates as Charles Crossley
• Susannah York as Rachel Fielding
• John Hurt as Anthony Fielding
• Robert Stephens as Chief Medical Officer
• Tim Curry as Robert Graves
• Julian Hough as Vicar
• Carol Drinkwater as Cobbler's Wife
• John Rees as Inspector
• Jim Broadbent as Fielder in Cowpat
• Susan Wooldridge as Harriet

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Shout

• United States: stream on AMC+ Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel; watch free on Fawesome, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
• United Kingdom: rent on BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store

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