Deviation (1971 film)

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Deviation
Film Poster
Directed byJosé Ramón Larraz
(as J.R. Larrath)
Screenplay byJosé Ramón Larraz
Story bySture Sjöstedt
Produced byRemo Odovaine
José Ramón Larraz
Starring
CinematographyArthur Lavis
Edited byCarlo Reali
Music byStelvio Cipriani
Production
company
Saga Film A.B. Stockholm
Release date
  • 18 December 1971 (1971-12-18)[1]
Running time
89 minutes[2][3]
CountrySweden
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Swedish

Deviation is a 1971 Swedish exploitation thriller film written and directed by José Ramón Larraz and starring Karl Lanchbury, Lisbet Lundquist, Malcolm Terris and Sibyla Grey.

Plot[edit]

The film follows a young couple in the English countryside who, after a car accident, are taken in by a mysterious taxidermist at his country house.

Cast[edit]

  • Karl Lanchbury as Julian
  • Lisbet Lundquist as Olivia
  • Sibyla Grey as Rebecca
  • Malcolm Terris as Paul
  • Shelagh Wilcocks as Auntie
  • Geoffrey Wincott as Chemist

Production notes[edit]

Filming[edit]

The film was shot on location in London, England.

Music[edit]

In April 2016, Dagored Records issued a limited vinyl release of the film's original musical score by Stelvio Cipriani, made available for Record Store Day.[4]

Release[edit]

Home media[edit]

The Canadian home video distributor Marquis issued a VHS edition of the film. The cover art features a still of actress Jo-Ann Robinson taken from the 1983 horror film Scalps.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Deviation". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Deviation". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Deviation". Moviefone. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Special Release: Deviation". Record Store Day. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022.

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