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The Wood Demon (1974)
Directed by Donald McWhinnie
Overview
A luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man’s birthday; his sister hopes he’ll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden old professor who makes life Hell for his son George and his young wife, Helen. At the luncheon is Khrushchov, a passionate environmentalist, called “the Wood Demon” by all, in love with Sonya and she with him, but neither will say it. Two weeks later there’s a family meeting at the professor’s estate; two weeks after that, a supper at the cabin of Dyadin, who’s cheerful to all. George, Helen, Sonya, and Khrushchov are each suffocating. Can any of them take action?
Length 110 minutes
Actors
Ian Holm | Francesca Annis | Ronald Hines | Angela Pleasence | Ronald Fraser | Donal McCann | Cyril Luckham | Geoffrey Bayldon | Daphne Heard