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The Return1973

  • 3.5
A stranger (Peter Vaughan) shows up unannounced on the doorstep of a mansion that has remained empty for twenty years, save its lone housekeeper (Rosalie Crutchley). Though suspicious, she lets him in, believing he's a potential buyer for the estate. But his persistent questions about the tragedy that occurred here two decades earlier soon reveal a darker ulterior motive. He insists on staying overnight to discover who committed a wedding-night murder and finding out if its victim still haunts the premises. This London-shot chiller is based on a short story by Ambrose Bierce, the writer of the famous "An Incident at Owl Creek Bridge" whose own fate remains a mystery. Bierce vanished during a trip to Mexico in 1913, never to be seen or heard from again. Though director Sture Rydman directed few films, he had some first-class help here: his cinematographer was Douglas Slocombe, the legendary DP who shot classics including THE SERVANT, THE LION IN WINTER and RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. - Dennis Harvey

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Muriel gets her revenge. Very slow developing. Hang in there its a short film. Let the story come to you. Creepy with some unexpected twists. Rewarding if you stay with it.

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Don A.
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Muriel gets her revenge. Very slow developing. Hang in there its a short film. Let the story come to you. Creepy with some unexpected twists. Rewarding if you stay with it.

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Thomas P.
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Pretty doggone creepy. Boo!

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clydelist
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Perfect, from the nation with all those creepy wicken names attached to things. "Wycliff" "Ipswich" "Warwickshire" "Wakefield."

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tzz

spooky, eerie, and atmospheric this is a short film that ranks with the best of the twilight zone, outer limits and other classic series. I'd never heard of this short film before I saw it on Fandor but it deserves to be added to the canon of the supernatural classics.

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John D.

Very engaging little movie. Good movie to enjoy with friends. It's short, sets up a great mood and has a nice punch.

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nwaiting2

Gothic mystery in not so jolly old England.Splendid acting Raises questions that go unanswered or do they? The dilemma is resolved however in a satisfying yet equally mysterious manner. Tea anyone? Jolly good flick if I say so myself.

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Ozzie M.

Wonderful little short. It really gets to the ideal of Poe

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Virginia P.

Very good.

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mateusmitty

Interesting Short

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egee866

Nicely creepy but, in my opinion, lacks some of the power of Bierce's original short story.