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A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James

Genres
Documentary
Horror
History
TV Movie
Rating
8.0
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Release Date1995-12-28
Runtime51 mins

Overview

A biopic on the author M. R. James. If M.R. James wrote his ghost stories purely to entertain his friends, why do they seem to strike such resonances in readers? Why are they so terrifying? Clive Dunn's fifty minute documentary sets out to try to answer this question. In the words of its fictional narrator, nicely played by Dangerfield's Bill Wallis, "was there something that made [Monty James] believe that evil and malice could become palpable?"

Cast & Crew

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Michael Elwyn

as M.R. James

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Bill Wallis

as Self

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Christopher Lee

as Self

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