Cry The Banshee (Blu-ray 4K)

Directed by Gordon Hessler

Starring: Vincent Price, Elisabeth Bergner, Essy Persson, Hugh Griffith, Hilary Dwyer, Pamela Fairbrother, Sally Geeson, Marshall Jones, Patrick Mower, Carl Rigg
Contributors: Gordon Hessler, Louis M. Heyward, Tim Kelly, Christopher Wicking
Studio: Hammer Films
Genre: Horror/Occult
Main Language: English
Region: Region A,B,C
Release Date: 9 Feb 2026
Originally Issued: 1970
No of Discs: 2
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 80 minutes

Description

Vincent Price stars in this British horror directed by Gordon Hessler. In Elizabethan England, Lord Edward Whitman (Price) is a magistrate intent on hunting and torturing women he believes to be witches. However, when he targets members of Oona (Elisabeth Bergner)'s coven, she summons a demonic spirit to exact revenge upon him.

The spirit possesses Roderick (Patrick Mower), a loyal servant to the Whitman family, and violence and murder ensue as Oona's vengeance is realised. The cast also includes Essy Persson, Hilary Dwyer and Hugh Griffith.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Footage
• Trailers
• Interviews: Kim Newman (author/film critic); Gordon Hessler (director)
• Commentary: Chris Alexander (author/film-maker/horror film fan)