The Stalls of Barchester

Release Date: 1971-12-24

Overview: Scholar Dr. Black's seemingly mundane assignment of sorting through the assets of the Barchester Cathedral library takes an eerie turn when he comes across the papers of the late Archdeacon, who plotted to gain his position through murder. However, he soon comes to discover something truly horrific about the wooden choir stalls in the church, which are tied to a famous local tree and a sinister local legend.

Rating: 6.211 / 10

Cast

Robert Hardy

as Archdeacon Haynes

Clive Swift

as Dr. Black

Thelma Barlow

as Letitia Haynes

Will Leighton

as Librarian

Harold Bennett

as Archdeacon Pulteney

Crew

Lawrence Gordon Clark - Director
Lawrence Gordon Clark - Writer
John McGlashan - Director of Photography
M.R. James - Short Story
Lawrence Gordon Clark - Producer

Reviews

Peter McGinn:

This is the second short film I have seen that is based on a ghost story by M R James. It was okay, perhaps a bit slow moving and lacking in real tension and drama. Like the previous film, there are n...