Persecution(1975).Young David Masters drowns his mothers cat Sheba in its milk, claiming she loves it more than he, one of many such Shebas he has killed... See full synopsis »... Synopsis Persecution(1975)
Movie Title: Persecution(1975)
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Rating: 3.9 / 10
Genres: Drama |Horror |Thriller
Release Date: October 1975 (USA)
Director: Don Chaffey
Writer: Robert Hutton (original story & screenplay),Frederick Warner (additional scenes & dialogue), more credit ... and other credits
Actor: Lana Turner,Trevor Howard,Ralph Bates
Halloween is upon us so the TV companies dust off a few horror films for late night showing . Last night saw the BBC broadcast THE WOLFMAN while tonight ITV transmitted a clichéd horror movie called LONG TIME DEAD with BBC 1 showing PERSECUTION
As a horror film / psychological thriller totally fails because it uses something ridiculous as the focus of fear . The bringers of terror are
CATS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's right . Cats . You know these fluffy cute mammals that sit in your lap making purring noises when you tickle their chin ? Well that's what the creatures of horror are in this movie . I'm not making this up and I also wish to point out that they're not ten foot tall mutant demon possessed killer cats , they're the type of moggy you see sitting out on window ledges in the summer .
I know some people have an instinctive fear of felines , it's to do with the way they look at you , almost like the cats are planning something when you're back is turned . I don't know how anyone can believe this because I find cats the most affectionate type of pet and no matter how hard the director tries he just can't make moggies appear menacing in any way
I feel rather sorry for the late Ralph Bates since he also appeared in an awful horror movie shown on BBC 1 a few nights ago called I DON'T WANT TO BE BORN and looking at the actor's resume he has appeared in a lot of crap early 70s Brit horror movies . To give you a taste of how bad PERSECUTION is check out this sample of dialogue
" You killed your mothers cat "
" Yes I drowned it . In milk "
" Oh darling "
Believe it or not the above lines weren't meant to induce a laugh , though inevitably they did
