Gothic
“Conjure up your deepest, darkest fear... now call that fear to life.”
Living 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.
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Cast
18 people
Gabriel Byrne
Lord Byron
Known for
The Usual Suspects
Hereditary
Julian Sands
Percy Shelley
Known for
Rose Red
Leaving Las Vegas
Natasha Richardson
Mary Shelley
Known for
The Parent Trap
Maid in Manhattan
Myriam Cyr
Claire Clairmont
Known for
Species II
Frankenstein Unbound
Timothy Spall
Dr. Polidori
Known for
The Last Samurai
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Alec Mango
Murray
Known for
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Andreas Wisniewski
Fletcher
Known for
Die Hard
Mission: Impossible
Dexter Fletcher
Rushton
Known for
Band of Brothers
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Pascal King
Justine
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Villains
Exiles
Tom Hickey
Tour Guide
Known for
Raining Stones
Inside I'm Dancing
Linda Coggin
Turkish Mechanical Woman
No other roles listed
Kristine Landon-Smith
Mechanical Woman
Also in
Life Without George
Ken Russell Director · Stephen Volk Screenplay Lord Byron Story
Worldwide gross $916K · United States release April 10, 1987 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$916,172
Production
Virgin Vision
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 30, 1986
Premiere · London Film Festival
United Kingdom · February 27, 1987
Theatrical
United States · April 10, 1987
Theatrical
Australia
May 21, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
April 30, 1987 · Theatrical
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