The Cat and the Canary

Overview

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

Release date

Nov 1, 1978

Rating

5.667 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 38 minutes

Genres

Horror
Comedy
Mystery

Cast

Honor Blackman
As Susan Sillsby
Edward Fox
As Hendricks
Michael Callan
As Paul Jones
Wendy Hiller
As Alison Crosby
Olivia Hussey
As Cicily Young
Carol Lynley
As Annabelle West
Beatrix Lehmann
As Mrs. Pleasant
Daniel Massey
As Dr. Harry Blythe
Wilfrid Hyde-White
As Cyrus West
Peter McEnery
As Charlie Wilder

Crew

Radley Metzger
Role: Screenplay
Radley Metzger
Role: Director
John Willard
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Role: Writer
Roger Harrison
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Role: Editor
John Willard
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Role: Theatre Play
Jo Gregory
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Role: Production Accountant
David Sutton
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Role: Sound Assistant
Steven Cagan
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Role: Original Music Composer
Allen Burry
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Role: Publicist
Monica Howe
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Role: Costume Designer
Martin Hume
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Role: Clapper Loader
Mike Fox
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Role: Camera Operator
Sarah Monzani
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Role: Hairdresser
Anthony Sloman
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Role: Sound Editor
Paddy Carpenter
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Role: First Assistant Director
Nick Pearson
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Role: Key Grip
Derek Creedon
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Role: Property Master
Ray Corbett
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Role: Associate Producer
Brian Bilgorri
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Role: Second Assistant Director
Clive Winter
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Role: Sound Recordist
Alan Carpenter
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Role: Assistant Director
Mary Hillman
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Role: Makeup Artist
Rose Tobias Shaw
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Role: Casting
Angela Allen
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Role: Continuity
Paul Carr
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Role: Sound Mixer
Lorna Hillyard
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Role: Costume Designer
Tony Neale
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Role: Construction Manager
Anthony Pratt
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Role: Art Direction
Jane Oscroft
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Role: Production Secretary
Ken Weston
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Role: Boom Operator
Tommie Manderson
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Role: Makeup Artist
Alex Thomson
Role: Director of Photography
John Golding
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Role: Focus Puller
Frank Connor
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Role: Still Photographer
John Hoesli
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Role: Art Direction
Richard Gordon
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Role: Producer

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