Directed by:
Roddy McDowallComposer:
Stanley MyersCast:
Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Cyril Cusack, Fabia Drake, Sinéad Cusack, Joanna Lumley, Jenny Hanley, Bruce Robinson, Madeline Smith, Stephanie Beacham (more)Plots(1)
Loosely based on the traditional Scottish folk ballad, this 1971 rarity stars silver screen icon Ava Gardner as a mysterious and wealthy older woman who uses witchcraft to exercise control over a group of younger hippies and thrill-seekers (played by a sensational cast including Ian McShane, Joanna Lumley and Bruce Robinson. Features music is by folk-rock legends Pentangle, and spectacular cinematography by Academy Award-winner Billy Williams. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Ava Gardner
USA
Best movies:
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Ian McShane
UK
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Cyril Cusack
South Africa
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Fabia Drake
UK
Best movies:
Valmont (1989)
Miss Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye (1985) (TV movie)
A Room with a View (1985)
Sinéad Cusack
Ireland
Best movies:
Eastern Promises (2007)
Hoffman (1970)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Joanna Lumley
India
Best movies:
Corpse Bride (2005)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Shirley Valentine (1989)
Jenny Hanley
UK
Best movies:
Joanna (1968)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
Scars of Dracula (1970)
Bruce Robinson
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Still Crazy (1998)
The Story of Adele H (1975)
Madeline Smith
UK
Best movies:
The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972)
Live and Let Die (1973)
Theatre of Blood (1973)
Stephanie Beacham
UK
Best movies:
Relative Values (2000)
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
Lucky Chances (1990) (series)
Erika Raffael
Best movies:
Assignment K (1968)