Dominique (1978 film)
Dominique (also known as Dominique Is Dead) is a 1979 British horror film starring Cliff Robertson and directed by Michael Anderson. The film is based on the 1948 short story What Beckoning Ghost by Harold Lawlor.[3]
| Dominique | |
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| Directed by | Michael Anderson |
| Produced by | Andrew Donally Milton Subotsky |
| Written by | Edward Abraham (writer) Valerie Abraham (writer) Harold Lawlor (story) |
| Starring | Cliff Robertson Jean Simmons Jenny Agutter Simon Ward Ron Moody |
| Music by | David Whitaker |
| Cinematography | Ted Moore |
| Edited by | Richard Best |
Production company | Sword and Scorcery Productions |
| Distributed by | Scotia-Barber |
Release date | March 1979 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.2 million[1][2] |
Plot
Greedy David Ballard (Cliff Robertson) wants to get the money of his wife Dominique (Jean Simmons), so he attempts to drive her insane. He succeeds and she hangs herself, only to come back to haunt him from the afterlife.
Cast
- Cliff Robertson as David Ballard
- Jean Simmons as Dominique Ballard
- Jenny Agutter as Ann Ballard
- Simon Ward as Tony Calvert
- Ron Moody as Dr. Rogers
- Judy Geeson as Marjorie Craven
- Michael Jayston as Arnold Craven
- Flora Robson as Mrs. Davis
- David Tomlinson as Lawyer
- Jack Warner as George
- Leslie Dwyer as Cemetery Supervisor
- Jan Holden as Ballard's Secretary
- Jack McKenzie as John, 1st Chauffeur
- Michael Nightingale as Vicar at Funeral
Production
Filming started in September 1977 and lasted six weeks.[1]
References
- Ed. Allan Bryce, Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood, Stray Cat Publishing, 2000 p 159
- Childs, Mike; Jones, Alan (Spring 1978). "Dominique". p. 52. Cite magazine requires
|magazine=(help) - ""What Beckoning Ghost?" by Harold Lawlor, Weird Tales, July 1948". UNZ.org.
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