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Writers:
Lawrence Gordon Clark (written by)
M.R. James (story)
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Release Date:
24 December 1972 (UK) more
Genre:
Short | Drama | Horror
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Cast

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Peter Vaughan ... Mr Paxton
Clive Swift ... Dr. Black
Julian Herrington ... Archaeologist
John Kearney ... Ager / Ghost
David Cargill ... Boots
George Benson ... Vicar
Roger Milner ... Antique Shop Owner (as Roger Millner)
Gilly Fraser ... Girl
David Pugh ... Porter
Cyril Appleton ... Labourer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ghost Story for Christmas: A Warning to the Curious (UK) (series title)
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Runtime:
50 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Certification:
UK:PG

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Warning, 30 January 2005
Author: Gary

This scared my sister and I silly when it was originally broadcast. With age, ghosts are a bit silly. Especially coughing ghosts. In Lost Hearts there was talk of the 'psychic portions of the subjects being problematic, especially when able to command what we are pleased to call material objects', or words to that affect. Nevertheless, I could never buy into spirits being able to hold objects and hatchet you in the face. Either you're dead or you're not, son.

Despite risibility, Lawrence Gordon Clarke deserves to be acknowledged as one of the great directors of horror and suspense, like Hitchcock or Carpenter, depending on your point of view. One day I think he will be, because there are so many moments in his productions that anchor in your memory years after. This was one of the best.

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