The Beast Must Die

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The Beast Must Die

PG

1974

1h 33m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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9 Reviews

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When big-game hunter Tom Newcliffe (Calvin Lockhart) invites a group of people to stay at his estate, they expect a relaxing weekend. Instead, they arrive to learn he thinks one of them is a werewolf and that no one can leave until that person is exposed. Among the suspects are a piano player (Michael Gambon) and his girlfriend (Ciaran Madden), an archaeologist (Peter Cushing), a diplomat (Charles Gray) and an artist (Tom Chadbon), all of whom are subjected to a series of werewolf tests.

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Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

06/19/2006

2/4

This B-movie werewolf tale from British horror studio Amicus was a blatant attempt to compete with their equally low-budget competitor AIP studios.

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Sharai Bohannon

Dread Central

Jul 10

3/5

It is the right amount of fun, audacity, and danger. The body count is also surprisingly high when looking at it next to other titles you will have to fight the urge to compare it to.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 27

2.5/4

There is the novelty of “The Werewolf Break.”

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

11/15/2022

3/5

A real oddity, one of those curiosities which become landmarks in cinematic history.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

09/25/2022

C

Awkwardly filmed variation on The Ten Little Indians.

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Kimberly Pierce

Ticklish Business

05/01/2022

3/5

Ultimately, this one just didnt quite work for me. Enough is going right to keep it from being a good-bad movie, but at the same time, the problems with the construction keep it from being a truly good movie.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Oct 29

Success in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Bruce M

@BruceMc Aug 2

Boring, amateurish, stupid and gimmicky.

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B P

Jul 11

‘The Beast Must Die’ Is A Fun Werewolf Whodunnit

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Michael C

May 15

Piece of Crap movie!!!!!

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Logan M

03/31/2023

Though ‘The Beast Must Die' may seem silly, and maybe it is, it is also a great mystery-action-thriller, and a very fun time to rewatch on Halloween.

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06/19/2022

This is really the best whodunit werewolf horror film ever made.

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Paul Annett

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Calvin Lockhart

Tom Newcliffe

Peter Cushing

Dr. Christopher Lundgren

Charles Gray

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Synopsis

When big-game hunter Tom Newcliffe (Calvin Lockhart) invites a group of people to stay at his estate, they expect a relaxing weekend. Instead, they arrive to learn he thinks one of them is a werewolf and that no one can leave until that person is exposed. Among the suspects are a piano player (Michael Gambon) and his girlfriend (Ciaran Madden), an archaeologist (Peter Cushing), a diplomat (Charles Gray) and an artist (Tom Chadbon), all of whom are subjected to a series of werewolf tests.

Director: Paul Annett
Production Co: Amicus Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 21, 2016
Runtime: 1h 33m

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