Casting the Runes

Casting the Runes

49 mins | Thriller, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie | April 24, 1979

Like NIGHT OF THE DEMON, this adaptation is based only very loosely on the original ghost story by M.R. James. However, it does feature eerie scenic views and is directed by Lawrence 'Ghost Story for Christmas' Gordon Clark.

Casting the Runes

49 mins | Thriller, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie | April 24, 1979

Casting the Runes
Like NIGHT OF THE DEMON, this adaptation is based only very loosely on the original ghost story by M.R. James. However, it does feature eerie scenic views and is directed by Lawrence 'Ghost Story for Christmas' Gordon Clark.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Yorkshire Television, Associated-Rediffusion Television
Original title Casting the Runes
Directors Lawrence Gordon Clark
Writers M.R. James, Clive Exton

Cast

Iain Cuthbertson

as Julian Carswell

Jan Francis

as Prudence Dunning

Bernard Gallagher

as Derek Gayton

Joanna Dunham

as Jean Gayton

Edward Petherbridge

as Henry Harrington

Christopher Good

as John Harrington

Patricia Shakesby

as Elise Marriott

David Calder

as John Marriott

Jane Lowe

as Joanna

Alan Downer

as Peter

Clifford Parrish

as Wiggin

Christine Buckley

as Housekeeper

Simon Prebble

as Newscaster