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A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghost of M.R. James

  • TV Movie
  • 1995
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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BiographyDocumentary

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  • Director
    • Clive Dunn
  • Writers
    • Michael Cox
    • Clive Dunn
  • Stars
    • Michael Elwyn
    • Bill Wallis
    • Ronald Blythe
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    • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Clive Dunn
    • Writers
      • Michael Cox
      • Clive Dunn
    • Stars
      • Michael Elwyn
      • Bill Wallis
      • Ronald Blythe
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  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Michael Elwyn
    Michael Elwyn
    • M.R. James
    Bill Wallis
    • Self - Presenter
    Ronald Blythe
    • Self
    Julia Briggs
    • Self
    Adrian Carey
    • Self
    Michael Cox
    • Self
    Beryl Dyson
    • Self
    Quintin Hogg
    • Self
    • (as Lord Hailsham)
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
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    Denis MacEoin
    • Self
    • (as Daniel Easterman)
    Jonathan Miller
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    Ruth Rendell
    • Self
    Laurence Staig
    • Self
    D.J. Taylor
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    • Director
      • Clive Dunn
    • Writers
      • Michael Cox
      • Clive Dunn
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      • December 22, 1995 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Seventh House Films
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