Ghost Stories - Volume 5 ( Ghost Story for Christmas: M.R. James - A View from a Hill / Number 13 ) ( A View from a Hill / Number Thirteen )

Ghost Stories - Volume 5 (DVD) (*)

$31.99

Original Title: Ghost Story for Christmas: M.R. James - A View from a Hill / Number 13
Alternate Title: A View from a Hill / Number Thirteen
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
39 min + 40 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2005 - 2006 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Luke Watson
Pier Wilkie

Written By:
M.R. James
Peter Harness
Justin Hopper

Actors:
Mark Letheren ..... Dr. Fanshawe
Pip Torrens ..... Squire Richards
David Burke ..... Patten
Simon Linnell ..... Baxter
Neil Findlater ..... Gameskeeper
Greg Wise ..... Professor Anderson
Paul Freeman ..... Mr. Harrington, Cathedral Archivist
David Burke ..... Gunton, Hotel Landlord
Tom Burke ..... Edward Jenkins
Charlotte Comer ..... Alice
Anton Saunders ..... Thomas

Synopsis:

As a Christmas treat in the late 1960s and 70s, the BBC produced adaptations of ghost stories based on the works of MR James, the Cambridge academic and author of some of the most spine-tingling tales in the English language, which were broadcast to terrified viewers in the dead of winter. This was a tradition that was briefly revived by the BBC between 2005 and 2010.
These adaptations, which have a subtlety and style all of their own, have been a major influence on many contemporary British horror filmmakers and have come to be some of the most sought after British TV titles of all time by their legions of eager fans. This final volume in the BFI's series includes two more recent MR James adaptations: A View From A Hill (2005) and Number 13 (2006). Both were screened to acclaim from critics and fans, and are regarded as perfect compliments to the vintage BBC Christmas Ghost story productions.

A View from a Hill (2005)
How different Fanshawe's holiday might have been had his trusty binoculars not broken. The Squire's archaic pair prove strangely bewitching, but is everything they see to be believed? And why does their very mention fill the elderly butler with dread? He looks like he's seen a ghost, or worse. Perhaps Fanshawe should have consulted the old man before venturing up Gallows Hill. Some stones are better left unturned, and questions of the dead should remain the secrets of the past, because sometimes the dead answer back...

Number 13 (2006)
In order to authenticate some historical papers in a cathedral town, Oxbridge academic Anderson stays at a local hotel in room 12, initially disregarding the lack of a number 13 as provincial superstition. During the night, noise conspires to keep him awake and the historian is astonished to come face to face with door number 13. Continuing his work, a history of a reformation era witchcraft scandal emerges. The nocturnal disturbances escalate, leading Anderson with no choice but to open the door to room number 13...

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 16 November, 2012.