There is something pretty grisly going on under London in the Tube tunnels between Holborn and Russell Square...
Donald Pleasance plays an inspector, which is pretty much the role he plays best (even in "Halloween" he comes off more as a detective than a shrink). He is especially combative here, scolding a witness for his shaggy hair and living with his girlfriend before marriage.
Christopher Lee plays an MI-5 man, which puts him at odds with Pleasance, who wants to keep the investigation local rather than federal. Pleasance versus Lee, what a match-up! I like Lee's mustache and hat, making him look more like he should be hanging out with Peter Sellers and John Cleese than conducting a federal investigation!
While today it is not unusual to think of cannibals in mountains (Appalachia, perhaps, or Eastern Europe), we do not generally think of England as a home for flesh-eating ghouls. Well, this film changes that view!
Donald Pleasance plays an inspector, which is pretty much the role he plays best (even in "Halloween" he comes off more as a detective than a shrink). He is especially combative here, scolding a witness for his shaggy hair and living with his girlfriend before marriage.
Christopher Lee plays an MI-5 man, which puts him at odds with Pleasance, who wants to keep the investigation local rather than federal. Pleasance versus Lee, what a match-up! I like Lee's mustache and hat, making him look more like he should be hanging out with Peter Sellers and John Cleese than conducting a federal investigation!
While today it is not unusual to think of cannibals in mountains (Appalachia, perhaps, or Eastern Europe), we do not generally think of England as a home for flesh-eating ghouls. Well, this film changes that view!