Film · 1978

The Cat and the Canary

Name: The Cat and the Canary
Director: Radley Metzger
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Mystery
Released: 1978-11-01

98 min · Directed by Radley Metzger · PG

Horror Comedy Mystery

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For God's Sake, Stay in Your Rooms and Lock the Doors!

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

Cast

Honor Blackman

Susan Sillsby

Edward Fox

Hendricks

Michael Callan

Paul Jones

Wendy Hiller

Alison Crosby

Olivia Hussey

Cicily Young

Carol Lynley

Annabelle West

Beatrix Lehmann

Mrs. Pleasant

Daniel Massey

Dr. Harry Blythe

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Cyrus West

Peter McEnery

Charlie Wilder

Crew

Director: Radley Metzger
Producer: Richard Gordon
Writer: Radley Metzger, John Willard
Casting: Rose Tobias Shaw
Editor: Roger Harrison
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Art Direction: Anthony Pratt, John Hoesli
Composer: Steven Cagan
Makeup: Mary Hillman, Tommie Manderson

Details

Studios: Grenadier Films
Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Certification: PG
Release: November 1, 1978

Themes

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