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5.7Living on an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley. Together with Byron's lover Claire Clairmont, and aided by hallucinogenic substances, they devise an evening of ghoulish tales. However, when confronted by horrors, ostensibly of their own creation, it becomes difficult to tell apparition from reality.
Released: 1987-02-2788 minDir: Ken RussellHorror
Cast
- Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron
- Julian Sands as Percy Shelley
- Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley
- Myriam Cyr as Claire Clairmont
- Timothy Spall as Dr. Polidori
- Alec Mango as Murray
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Key dates
- Published
- 30 April 1987
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ken Russell
- Cast member
- Ken Russell
- Composer
- Thomas Dolby
- Narrative location
- Switzerland
- Duration
- +87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 358174
- Distribution format
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Categories
1980s historical horror films1986 British films1986 English-language films1986 films1986 horror filmsBritish gothic horror filmsBritish historical horror filmsCultural depictions of John PolidoriCultural depictions of Mary ShelleyCultural depictions of Percy Bysshe ShelleyEnglish-language historical horror filmsFilms about disability in the United Kingdom