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6.8/10
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A man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance.A man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance.A man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Sydney Bromley
- Tramp
- (uncredited)
Laurie Leigh
- Woman #1
- (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
- Woman #2
- (uncredited)
Colin Tapley
- Vicar
- (uncredited)
Jack Taylor
- Sailor
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Jimmy Sangster
- Josephine Tey(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaLiliane Brousse is dubbed by Christine Finn.
- GoofsAs Simon plays the congregational hymn on the organ in the opening scene at the church the music shown on his stand in the organ loft is an oratorio/anthem music score with SATB lines (soprano/alto/tenor/bass) and a two-stave orchestral/keyboard reduction, emphatically not a church hymn.
- Quotes
Simon Ashby: [stumbles through the door inebriated]
Aunt Harriet: Where have you been?
Simon Ashby: [smirk on his face] I've been drinking.
[Looks at the liquor on the bar in the entryway]
Simon Ashby: Now I need to drink some more.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The World of Hammer: Chiller (1994)
Featured review
Twisted Plot About a Twisted Family...
Subtle, beautifully-shot early Hammer chiller about revenge from beyond the grave - or is it? Starring a very young Oliver Reed("The Three Musketeers", "The Brood"), who plays Simon Ashby, a bad egg in a dreadfully upper-crusty family living on a posh estate in a tiny, isolated cowmunity. Simon and his unstable sister Eleanor, played by Janette Scott("Day of the Triffids"), believe their long-lost brother Tony, who apparently threw himself off a cliff 8 years earlier, has returned from his watery grave. Tony, played by Alexander Davion("Valley of the Dolls"), may not be who he claims to be, and half a million pounds inheritance is at stake. This is a subtle, quiet thriller, very much unlike the later, gorier Hammer horror classics. Overall, the cast delivers good performances, especially Scott, but Reed always seems to be on the verge of careering out of control, in that plucky, "William Shatner-esque" way of overacting he posesses. A little dull for some tastes, "Paranoiac" nevertheless is a good film to watch if only to enjoy the lovely black & white cinematography, and to enjoy the plot's many twists. Director Freddie Francis went on to direct such Hammer classics as "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors", and "Dracula Has Risen From the Grave". The MooCow says this slight Hammer classic is worth a cheapie rent, so check it out soon! ;=8)
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- Nov 5, 1999
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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