Cry of the Banshee
| Cry of the Banshee | |
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Theatrical release poster. | |
| Directed by | Gordon Hessler |
| Written by | Tim Kelly Christopher Wicking (screenplay) |
| Based on | story by Tim Kelly |
| Produced by | Louis M. Heyward Executive Samuel Z. Arkoff James H. Nicholson Gordon Hessler |
| Starring | Vincent Price Elisabeth Bergner Essy Persson Hugh Griffith Patrick Mower Hilary Dwyer Sally Geeson |
| Cinematography | John Coquillon |
| Edited by | Oswald Hafenrichter |
| Music by | Les Baxter (U.S theatrical version) Wilfred Josephs (uncut version) |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes (U.S theatrical version) 91 minutes (director's cut) |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $450,000-$500,000 (est.) |
| Box office | $1,306,000 (US/ Canada rentals) |
Cry of the Banshee is a 1970 horror film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Vincent Price. It was released by American International Pictures. It was written by Tim Kelly and Christopher Wicking. Despite the tagline reading "EDGAR ALLAN POE probes new depths of TERROR!" the film is completely unrelated to Poe's work, apart from quoting five lines of his 1849 poem The Bells before the opening credits.
The title credit sequence was animated by Terry Gilliam.