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Eight people are invited to an island estate for the weekend. One of them is a werewolf. Can you guess which one?Eight people are invited to an island estate for the weekend. One of them is a werewolf. Can you guess which one?Eight people are invited to an island estate for the weekend. One of them is a werewolf. Can you guess which one?
Sam Mansary
- Butler
- (as Sam Mansaray)
Carl Bohen
- 1st Hunter
- (as Carl Bohun)
Valentine Dyall
- Narrator of the Werewolf Break
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Dennis Plenty
- Hunter
- (uncredited)
Annie Ross
- Caroline Newcliffe
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Michael Winder
- Paul Annett(uncredited)
- James Blish(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaDespite writer / director Paul Annett's objections, producer Milton Subotsky (who hated this movie) insisted on the werewolf break gimmick where the viewer was invited to guess who the werewolf is.
- GoofsWhen the alarm shows that the werewolf has left the estate and is prowling in the woods, Tom has his surveillance expert help him track the beast. He could have taken a few seconds to look in on all the guests via the spy cameras to see which one was missing from their room and so discover the werewolf's identity, but it doesn't seem to occur to him.
- Quotes
Narrator of the Werewolf Break: This film is a detective story - in which you are the detective. The question is not "Who is the murderer?", but "Who is the werewolf?" After all the clues have been shown, you will get a chance to give your answer. Watch for The Werewolf Break.
- Crazy credits[At the beginning of the film, with narration] This film is a detective story--in which you are the detective The question is not "Who is the murderer?"--But "Who is the werewolf?" After all the clues have been shown--You will get a chance to give your answer. (Said but not written on screen, directly after above quote: Watch for the werewolf break).
- Alternate versionsAlso released as "Black Werewolf" without the werewolf break.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Gentle Touch: Melody (1980)
Featured review
NOT EXACTLY A "HOWLING" GOOD TIME, BUT...
An odd little horror flick-slash-whodunit that is part "Ten Little Indians," part "The Most Dangerous Game," part haunted house thriller, and all low-budget (but supremely entertaining) fun. An eccentric millionaire harboring a fascination for werewolves invites guests to his countryside mansion, where he intends to prove that one of them is, indeed, a werewolf. There are plot holes galore, but the excellent British cast, the William Castle-esque "werewolf break" (during which the audience is asked to guess wolfie's identity), the unexpected triple-whammy (and deeply ironic) ending, and the use of the "Jeopardy" theme (!) make up for it. The "clues" aren't nearly as plentiful or as clear as advertised, and the soundtrack is straight out of a 70s-era action flick, but no matter. A little-known gem that is most definitely worth seeing.
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- Also known as
- Black Werewolf
- Filming locations
- Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(studio: made at Shepperton Studios, Middx. England.)
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