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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 Kingdom

Director: 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

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (11)
In: Journal of British Cinema and Television v6 n2 2009  Pages: 190-206
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


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
Title: Beyond Hammer: British horror cinema since 1970
Author: ROSE, James  Pages: 174 p.