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The Ghoul (Original title)
Dates: 1974 (Copyright), 01 June 1976 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Freddie Francis

Synopsis: Billy and Daphne run out of petrol in the morning fog on a deserted moorland road. After Billy goes to find a garage, Daphne encounters the strange Dr Lawrence and horrifying things begin to happen.

Genre:
Horror
Releases
Date: 1975Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 87 mins Length: 7867 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (40)
©: Tyburn Film Productions Limited, Production Company: Tyburn Film Productions Limited, Produced by: Kevin Francis, Production Manager: Ron Jackson, Production Accountant: David Ball, Assistant to Kevin Francis: Lorraine Fennell, Production Assistant: Caroline Langley, Assistant Director: Peter Saunders, Continuity: Pamela Davies, Screenplay by: John Elder, Director of Photography: John Wilcox, Process Photography: Charles Staffell, Camera Operator: James Bawden, Gaffer: Harry Woodley, Grip: Reg Hall, Stills Photographer: Douglas Webb, Film Editor: Henry Richardson, Assistant Film Editor: Roy Helmrich, Art Director: Jack Shampan, Assistant [Art Director]: Peter Williams, Properties: Nick Rivers, Construction Manager: George Hill, Costumes Designed by: Anthony Mendleson, Costumes Executed by: Bermans & Nathans, Wardrobe Supervisor: Bridget Sellers, Make-up Created by: Roy Ashton, Make-up: Jimmy Evans, Hairstylist: Joan Carpenter, Photographed in: Eastmancolor, Processed by: Rank Film Laboratories, Music Composed by: Harry Robinson, Music Supervisor: Philip Martell, [Music] Recorded at: Anvil Studios, Choreographer: Johnny Greenland, Sound Recordist: John Brommage, Ken Barker, Sound Editor: Roy Baker, Assistant Sound Editor: Beverley Collings, Made at: Pinewood Studios
Cast (10)
Peter Cushing (Dr Lawrence), John Hurt (Tom Rawlings), Alexandra Bastedo (Angela), Gwen Watford (Ayah), Veronica Carlson (Daphne), Stewart Bevan (Billy), Ian McCulloch (Geoffrey), John D. Collins (young man), Dan Meaden (police sergeant), Don Henderson (the ghoul)