Death Line (Original title)The Ghoul of Dover Street (Working title)Raw Meat (Alternative title)Deathline (Alternative title)
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 21 February 1972 (Production), 26 November 1973 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirector: Gary Sherman
Synopsis: Finding a man lying unconscious in the London Underground, a pair of students and a CID inspector begin an investigation into the possibility of people who have survived in the underground since the turn of the century when a landslide blocked a tunnel which was being excavated.
Genre: Horror
Subjects: London Underground, Cannibalism
Releases
Date: 1972Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 87 mins Length: 7830 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: Horror LondonAuthor: HUTCHINGS, Peter Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses the version of London commonly depicted in horror films; how the images are created and re-created and how the city itself emerges as an iconic presence within the films.
In: Film Score Monthly v8 n7 August 2003 Page: 45
Title: The laserphile: scary tricks and treatsAuthor: DURSIN, Andy Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Fangoria n227 October 2003 Page: 72
Title: DVD DungeonAuthor: GINGOLD, Matthew Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Fangoria n221 April 2003 Pages: 42-47,82
Title: DEATH LINE: The Tracks of Your FearsAuthor: WOOLEY, John Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A retrospective look at the making of DEATH LINE.
In: Sight and Sound v5 n1 January 1995 Page: 41
Title: Obsession: notes from the undergroundAuthor: KRANIAUSKAS, John Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Mexican horror filmmaker Guillermo del Toro talks about the effect on him of the film DEATH LINE (1972) when he saw it as a 10-year-old boy.
In: StarBurst n112 December 1987 Page: 38
Title: TV zoneAuthor: MOUNT, Paul Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Écran Fantastique n71 August 1986 Page: 4
Title: [ L'Écran Fantastique - n71 August 1986: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinefantastique v3 n2 Spring 1974 Page: 26
Title: [Cinefantastique - v3 n2 Spring 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v40 n468 January 1973 Page: 6
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v40 n468 January 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n9972 18 Mar 1972 Page: 11
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n9972 18 Mar 1972: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Cinema TV Today n10009 2 Dec 1972 Page: 36
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10009 2 Dec 1972: no known title]Language: English
Author: ROSE, James Pages: 174 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
Film materials(12)
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Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624147
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624150
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624155
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 6239 FeetBFI identifier: C-767228
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Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624149
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624151
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624153
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 6239 FeetBFI identifier: C-767230
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624148
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624152
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624154
Status: Master
Dates: 1972 (Copyright), 21 February 1972 (Production), 26 November 1973 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirector: Gary Sherman
Synopsis: Finding a man lying unconscious in the London Underground, a pair of students and a CID inspector begin an investigation into the possibility of people who have survived in the underground since the turn of the century when a landslide blocked a tunnel which was being excavated.
Genre: Horror
Subjects: London Underground, Cannibalism
Releases
Date: 1972Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 87 mins Length: 7830 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(27)
©: Inc. Harbor Ventures, Production/Made by: K-L Productions, Presented by: Jay Kanter, Alan Ladd Jr, Produced by: Paul Maslansky, Production Manager: Joyce Herlihy, Assistant Director: Lewis More O'Ferrall, Continuity: Kay Rawlings, Casting: Mary Selway, Screenplay by: Ceri Jones, Original Story: Gary Sherman, Director of Photography: Alex Thomson, Camera Operator: Colin Corby, Chief Electrician: Dave Clarke, Key Grip: David Cadwallader, Special Effects: John Horton, Editor: Geoffrey Foot, Art Director: Denis Gordon-Orr, Property Master: Tony Teiger, Make-up Design: Harry Frampton, Make-up: Peter Frampton, Music: Jeremy Rose, Music: Wil Mallone, Sound Recordist: Cyril Collick, Sound Editor: John Hackney, Dubbing Recordist: Peter Gilpen
Cast
(20)
Donald Pleasence (Inspector Calhoun), Norman Rossington (Detective-Sergeant Rogers), David Ladd (Alex Campbell), Sharon Gurney (Patricia Wilson), Hugh Armstrong (the 'man'), Clive Swift (Inspector Richardson), James Cossins (James Manfred O.B.E.), Heather Stoney (Policewoman Alice Marshall), Hugh Dickson (Doctor Bacon), Ron Pember (lift operator), Christopher Lee (Stratton-Villiers, M.I.5.), June Turner (the 'woman'), Jack Woolgar (platform inspector), Colin McCormick (police constable 1), Gary Winkler (police constable 2), James Culliford (barman), Suzanne Winkler (prostitute), Gerry Crampton, Terry Plummer, Gordon Petrie (tunnel worker)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(11)
In: Journal of British Cinema and Television v6 n2 2009 Pages: 190-206Title: Horror LondonAuthor: HUTCHINGS, Peter Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses the version of London commonly depicted in horror films; how the images are created and re-created and how the city itself emerges as an iconic presence within the films.
In: Film Score Monthly v8 n7 August 2003 Page: 45
Title: The laserphile: scary tricks and treatsAuthor: DURSIN, Andy Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Fangoria n227 October 2003 Page: 72
Title: DVD DungeonAuthor: GINGOLD, Matthew Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Fangoria n221 April 2003 Pages: 42-47,82
Title: DEATH LINE: The Tracks of Your FearsAuthor: WOOLEY, John Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A retrospective look at the making of DEATH LINE.
In: Sight and Sound v5 n1 January 1995 Page: 41
Title: Obsession: notes from the undergroundAuthor: KRANIAUSKAS, John Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Mexican horror filmmaker Guillermo del Toro talks about the effect on him of the film DEATH LINE (1972) when he saw it as a 10-year-old boy.
In: StarBurst n112 December 1987 Page: 38
Title: TV zoneAuthor: MOUNT, Paul Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Écran Fantastique n71 August 1986 Page: 4
Title: [ L'Écran Fantastique - n71 August 1986: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinefantastique v3 n2 Spring 1974 Page: 26
Title: [Cinefantastique - v3 n2 Spring 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v40 n468 January 1973 Page: 6
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v40 n468 January 1973: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n9972 18 Mar 1972 Page: 11
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n9972 18 Mar 1972: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Cinema TV Today n10009 2 Dec 1972 Page: 36
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10009 2 Dec 1972: no known title]Language: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Beyond Hammer: British horror cinema since 1970Author: ROSE, James Pages: 174 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
Film materials(12)
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 6239 FeetBFI identifier: C-767229
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624147
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624150
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624155
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 6239 FeetBFI identifier: C-767228
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624149
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624151
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624153
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 6239 FeetBFI identifier: C-767230
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624148
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624152
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-624154
Status: Master