The Shout

R

1978

1h 27m

Drama

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15 Reviews

67%

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500+ Ratings

When a wandering man named Crossley (Alan Bates) insinuates himself into the lives of British composer Anthony Fielding (John Hurt) and his wife, Rachel (Susannah York), the couple is cautiously hospitable. Isolated out in rural Devon, where Anthony works on his music, the Fieldings find that their enigmatic guest has some strange preoccupations, most notably an obsession with dark Aboriginal magic. Crossley claims that he can kill a person with a mystical shout, but is he telling the truth?

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

[The Shout] is shrewd, imaginative moviemaking.

Dec 12, 2017

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Elliott Stein

Film Comment Magazine

My thoughts were elsewhere.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 12, 2017

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Variety Staff

Variety

Skolimowski has been able to create a gripping film that holds attention most of the way through its economical length.

Mar 26, 2009

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Luke Goodsell

ABC News (Australia)

If the sexual corrosion weren't uneasy enough, then the film's frightening titular moment possesses a psychic power that's impossible to unhear.

Sep 7, 2020

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Anton Bitel

Projected Figures

a foreign observer's view of the dysfunctional English psyche at play, caught between modern and more primitive urges.

Apr 28, 2020

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Chris Alexander

Alexander On Film

Driven by a powerful score by Genesis alumni Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks, this is truly a living, breathing nightmare committed to celluloid.

Apr 1, 2020

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ron y

Don't waste your time.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/26/24

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nick s

Very good acting and cinematography. It felt like it was made by a director with artistic flair, but poor storytelling ability. You could cut a lot of the scenes from the movie and it wouldn't affect the plot much. Still, it was nice to see some of the young classical actors.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/31/24

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Shioka O

I think I couldn't get the context but this film is gripping throughout thanks to the excellent performance by British actors, and has a mood as of the director. Great cinematography and art direction.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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bill w

One of those rare movies that you can watch twice and enjoy more the second time.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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marc m

Quite strange. I really don't know what else to say.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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william k

Well-made semi-horror tale seems more surreal than actually frightening, but is intriguing enough to hold your attention.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

When a wandering man named Crossley (Alan Bates) insinuates himself into the lives of British composer Anthony Fielding (John Hurt) and his wife, Rachel (Susannah York), the couple is cautiously hospitable. Isolated out in rural Devon, where Anthony works on his music, the Fieldings find that their enigmatic guest has some strange preoccupations, most notably an obsession with dark Aboriginal magic. Crossley claims that he can kill a person with a mystical shout, but is he telling the truth?

Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Producer: Jeremy Thomas
Screenwriter: Jerzy Skolimowski, Michael Austin
Production Co: National Film Finance Corporation, The Rank Organisation, Recorded Picture Company (RPC), Jeremy Thomas Production
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 7, 2019
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Surround

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