Cry of the Banshee
1970 · 91 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 3,078 VOTES · DIR. Gordon Hessler
Overview
In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.
Dialogue Timeline — 794 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:41 "H" is for "heretic."
00:06:41 Devils be damned!
00:10:44 Please, sir! Please, help me!
00:14:28 not my father.
00:18:15 they think of me as some kind of a monster in the village.
00:21:57 will visit our house.
00:25:11 I don't know.
00:27:03 Then from his belt upon the ground
00:30:04 Heathen witchcraft.
00:34:55 My children!
00:37:11 forever from this earth.
00:40:39 but not the power to bend him to my will.
00:43:27 This time, we'll get him...
00:48:41 Roderick.
00:52:25 My lady.
00:56:03 Ugly, isn't it?
01:00:26 Truly, I'm confessing.
01:05:17 How much are we paying the weepers?
01:09:49 The dead don't need their treasures.
01:11:58 how does it translate?
01:17:54 - He belongs to me. - Then I'll fight you for him.
01:20:25 I thought you said you had him chained up!
01:24:08 My brother wants to shoot you. Harry and Father Tom are out hunting you.
01:29:07 by fire must be consumed.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed794
Dialogue density8.7 lines / min
First line00:02:41
Final line01:29:07
Production Record
DirectorGordon Hessler
LanguageEnglish
Budget$500,000
IMDb votes3,078