The Ballad of Tam Lin

The Ballad of Tam Lin

106 mins | Horror, Mystery | Dec. 1, 1970

Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress.

The Ballad of Tam Lin

106 mins | Horror, Mystery | Dec. 1, 1970

The Ballad of Tam Lin
Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Commonwealth United Entertainment, Winkast Film Productions
Original title The Ballad of Tam Lin
Directors Peter Beale, David Wimbury, Kip Gowans, Roddy McDowall
Writers Robert Burns, William Spier

Cast

Ava Gardner

as Michaela Cazaret

Ian McShane

as Tom Lynn

Richard Wattis

as Elroy

Cyril Cusack

as Vicar Julian Ainsley

Stephanie Beacham

as Janet Ainsley

David Whitman

as Oliver

Fabia Drake

as Miss Gibson

Joanna Lumley

as Georgia

Jenny Hanley

as Caroline

Bruce Robinson

as Alan

Rosemary Blake

as Kate

Michael Bills

as Michael

Virginia Tingwell

as Lottie

Peter Hinwood

as Guy

Hayward Morse

as Andy

Julian Barnes

as Terry

Norman Oliver

as Peter

Salena Jones

as Self

Jannice Dinnen

as Second Coven

Andrew Grant

as Second Coven

Don Hawkins

as Second Coven

Delia Lindsay

as Second Coven

Linda Marlowe

as Second Coven

Michael Mundell

as Second Coven

Yvonne Quenet

as Second Coven

Erika Raffael

as Second Coven

Jocelyne Sbath

as Second Coven

Christopher Williams

as Second Coven

Jimmy Winston

as Second Coven

John Bawden

as Kip (uncredited)