La notte del licantropo

Titolo originale: The Beast Must Die

1974
T
1h 33min

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Peter Cushing, Michael Gambon, Tom Chadbon, Marlene Clark, Anton Diffring, Charles Gray, Calvin Lockhart, and Ciaran Madden in La notte del licantropo (1974)

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Werewolf Horror Horror Mystery

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaEight people are invited to an island estate for the weekend. One of them is a werewolf. Can you guess which one?Eight people are invited to an island estate for the weekend. One of them is a werewolf. Can you guess which one?Eight people are invited to an island estate for the weekend. One of them is a werewolf. Can you guess which one?

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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

5,6/10

4325

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

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Butler
(as Sam Mansaray)

Andrew Lodge

Pilot

Carl Bohen

1st Hunter
(as Carl Bohun)

Eric Carte

2nd Hunter

Valentine Dyall

Narrator of the Werewolf Break
(voce)
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Dennis Plenty

Hunter
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Annie Ross

Caroline Newcliffe
(voce)
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Trama

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Quiz
Despite writer / director Paul Annett's objections, producer Milton Subotsky (who hated this film) insisted on the "Werewolf Break" gimmick, where the viewer was invited to guess who the werewolf is.

Blooper
When the alarm shows that the werewolf has left the estate and is prowling in the forest, Tom has his surveillance expert help him track the beast. He could have taken a few seconds to look in on all the guests via the spy cameras to see which one was missing from their room and so discover the werewolf's identity, but this does not seem to even occur to him.

Citazioni
Narrator of the Werewolf Break: This film is a detective story - in which you are the detective. The question is not "Who is the murderer?", but "Who is the werewolf?" After all the clues have been shown, you will get a chance to give your answer. Watch for the Werewolf Break.

Curiosità sui crediti
[at the beginning of the film, with narration] This film is a detective story - in which you are the detective. The question is not "Who is the murderer?", but "Who is the werewolf?" After all the clues have been shown, you will get a chance to give your answer. [said but not written on-screen, directly after the above quote] Watch for the Werewolf Break.

Versioni alternative
Also released on home video as "Black Werewolf" without the Werewolf Break in it.

Connessioni
Edited into Ispettore Maggie: Melody (1980)

Colonne sonore
Moonlight Sonata
(uncredited)
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Arranged by Douglas Gamley

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4/10

Ideas vs execution

Any storyteller knows ideas are cheap. Anyone can come up with a crazy , cool concept for a plot. Everything boils down to the execution. In a movie, this is especially complicated, because not only does the writing need to be solid, but you need inspired direction, camerawork, and acting to pull it all together.

THE BEAST MUST DIE is a classic example of a cool idea mauled by horrible execution. Imagine a cross between THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME and AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, only with werewolves and Peter Cushing. Sounds awesome, right? Unfortunately, no. This movie is a slog, directed like a TV movie and bogged down with wooden acting. There is not a single suspenseful moment. It's not even fun schlock, just a waste of time.