Anthony Shaffer
Know for: Writing
Born: 1926-05-15
Place of birth: Liverpool, England, UK
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Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British...
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man (2001)
The cast and main players in the crew come together to discuss the making of cult British horror film The Wicker Man. They discuss the adaptation of...
The Story of 'Frenzy' (2001)
Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Frenzy'.
The Wicker Man Enigma (2001)
Cast and Crew Members come together to discuss the troubled production and distribution of 'The Wicker Man'
Sleuth (1972)
A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife's lover – but things aren't exactly as they seem. Preserved by the Academy Film...
Sleuth (1972)
A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife's lover – but things aren't exactly as they seem. Preserved by the Academy Film...
Sommersby (1993)
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By...
Frenzy (1972)
After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man.
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the...
Absolution (1978)
At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges...
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)
Life for Richard Forbush, brilliant biology student and conceited philanderer, is one long round of eat, drink and be merry. But his decision to...
Death on the Nile (1978)
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime...
The Wicker Man (1973)
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however,...
The Wicker Man (2006)
A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's...
Appointment with Death (1988)
Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed...
Sleuth (2007)
On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart.
Tamanna (2014)
The story of a struggling actor who meets Mian Tariq Ali, a relic of the once thriving film industry. The struggling actor is there to convince Ali...