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The Beast Must Die > Credits and Details
Directed by
Paul Annett Paul Annett  
Written by
Michael Winder Michael Winder ... screenplay
Paul Annett Paul Annett  
James Blish James Blish ... story "There Shall Be No Darkness"
Scot Finch Scot Finch  
Cast
Calvin Lockhart Calvin Lockhart ... Tom Newcliffe
Peter Cushing Peter Cushing ... Dr. Christopher Lundgren
Marlene Clark Marlene Clark ... Caroline Newcliffe
Charles Gray Charles Gray ... Bennington
Anton Diffring Anton Diffring ... Pavel
Ciaran Madden Ciaran Madden ... Davina
Tom Chadbon Tom Chadbon ... Paul Foote
Michael Gambon Michael Gambon ... Jan
Sam Mansary Sam Mansary ... Butler (as Sam Mansaray)
Andrew Lodge Andrew Lodge ... Pilot
Carl Bohen Carl Bohen ... 1st Hunter (as Carl Bohun)
Eric Carte Eric Carte ... 2nd Hunter
Uncredited Cast
Valentine Dyall Valentine Dyall ... Narrator of the Werewolf Break (voice)
Dennis Plenty Dennis Plenty ... Hunter
Annie Ross Annie Ross ... Caroline Newcliffe (voice)
Produced by
John Dark John Dark ... associate producer
Robert H. Greenberg Robert H. Greenberg ... executive producer
Max Rosenberg Max Rosenberg ... producer
Milton Subotsky Milton Subotsky ... producer
Original Music by
Douglas Gamley Douglas Gamley  
Special Effects by
Ted Samuels Ted Samuels ... special effects
Additional Info
Premiere: April 22, 1974
DVD Release: April 10, 2001
Blu-ray Release: August 25, 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Distributor: Severin Films
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

5.6 / 10

Metacritic

60 / 100

Alternate Titles
> Black Werewolf
Production Companies
Amicus Productions (An Amicus Production)
Distributors
Cinerama Releasing Corporation
  (1974) (United States) (theatrical)
Image Entertainment
  (1991) (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
Image Entertainment
  (2001) (United States) (DVD)
Image Entertainment
  (2001) (United States) (VHS)
Dark Sky Films
  (2006) (United States) (DVD)
American-International Television (AIP-TV)
  (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Renaissance Content Group
  (2024) (World-wide) (TV)
Severin Films
  (2020) (World-wide) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Filming Locations
Littleton House, Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
  (Exterior of the Newcliffe Mansion)
Pyrford Place, Pyrford, Surrey, England, UK
  (House and garden.)
Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
  (studio: made at Shepperton Studios, Middx. England.)
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