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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.
Gothic (1987) is a horror film directed by Ken Russell, released on February 27, 1987 with a runtime of 1h 28m. It stars Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson and Myriam Cyr. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 199 ratings.
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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
Andreas Wisniewski
as Fletcher
Dexter Fletcher
as Rushton
Pascal King
as Justine
Tom Hickey
as Tour Guide
Linda Coggin
as Turkish Mechanical Woman
Kristine Landon-Smith
as Mechanical Woman
Directed by Ken Russell, written by Stephen Volk, Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, produced by Penny Corke and Robert Fox.
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 199 ratings.
***Looks great, sounds good, but a load of dull, pretentious, perverse dreck*** The writer of Frankenstein (Natasha Richardson), her beau (Julian Sands) and half-sister (Myriam Cyr) visit the mad, bad recluse Lord Byron (Gabriel Byrne) at his lavish estate on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. There they meet Byron’s equally bizarre physician friend (Timothy Spall) and spend the stormy night of June 16, 1816, in…
Reviewed on October 28, 2019
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Gothic (1987) is available to stream on Eternal Family, BFI Player Amazon Channel and Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Gothic (1987) includes Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson, Myriam Cyr and Timothy Spall. The film was directed by Ken Russell. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Gothic was released on February 27, 1987 and runs for 1h 28m.
Gothic (1987) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 199 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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