Forgotten British weirdness resurrected in HD — your new obsession with the strange.
It's back! A fourth compelling collection of SHORT SHARP SHOCKS revisits the heyday of the supporting program with a compendium of eerie and eccentric British short films presented for the first time in High Definition. Well-known names to spot include Patrick Macnee, John Le Mesurier, Gabrielle Drake and Elspeth Gray. Settle in for a strange cinematic journey through uncanny stories, twists in the tale, low-budget weirdness and oodles of atmosphere.
Acting
Patrick Macnee and John Le Mesurier lend unexpected class.
Production
Micro-budget miracles squeezed from pure atmosphere.
Writing
Twist endings that actually twist, not just bend.
Director
Mario Zampi
Jean Short
Geraldine (The Fatal Night)
Patrick Macnee
Tony (The Fatal Night)
Esme Percy
Cosmo Vaughan (Death In The Hand)
John Le Mesurier
Jack Mottram (Death In The Hand)
Peter Williams
The Storyteller (Strange Experiences)
Astrid Frank
Serving Girl (Red)
Mark Wynter
Troubadour (Red)
Gabrielle Drake
Troubadour (Red)
Ferdy Mayne
Painter (Red)
Tony Vogel
Sir Maddox (Black Angel)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
These shorts are rescued 'quota quickies' — cheap films British cinemas legally had to show before the main feature, often dumped and forgotten until now.
Gabrielle Drake, sister of musician Nick Drake, appears here years before her cult sci-fi fame in 'UFO.'
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