The Stalls of Barchester

TV MovieHorror

The Stalls of Barchester

User Score19 votes

62%6.2/10

Release1971→

Runtime0H 45M

LanguageEnglish

StatusReleased

Synopsis

Scholar Dr. Black's seemingly mundane assignment of sorting through the assets of the Barchester Cathedral library takes an eerie turn when he comes across the papers of the late Archdeacon, who plotted to gain his position through murder. However, he soon comes to discover something truly horrific about the wooden choir stalls in the church, which are tied to a famous local tree and a sinister local legend.

Principal Cast8

Robert Hardy

Archdeacon Haynes

Clive Swift

Dr. Black

Thelma Barlow

Letitia Haynes

Will Leighton

Librarian

Harold Bennett

Archdeacon Pulteney

Penny Service

Jane Lee

Martin Hoyle

Verger

Erik Chitty

Priest

Full Cast & Crew (20)

Media4

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Director

Lawrence Gordon Clark

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Reviews1

Peter McGinn6/10

This is the second short film I have seen that is based on a ghost story by M R James. It was okay, perhaps a bit slow moving and lacking in real tension and drama. Like the previous film, there are no attempts at real special effects. Perhaps there should have been. It needed something more. Then again, perhaps that would have offended the fans of the original source stories. So nothing memorable, but good enough for fans of the genre and M R James.

Nov 16, 2021