Dominique (film)

Dominique

Directed by	Michael Anderson
Produced by	Andrew Donally Milton Subotsky
Written by	Edward Abraham (writer) Valerie Abraham (writer) Harold Lawlor (story)
Starring	See below
Music by	David Whitaker
Cinematography	Ted Moore
Edited by	Richard Best
Release dates	1979
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$1.2 million^[1]

Dominique is a 1978 British film directed by Michael Anderson. The film is based on the 1948 short story What Beckoning Ghost by Harold Lawlor.^[2]

The film is also known as Dominique Is Dead (American reissue title and UK video title).

Plot

Greedy David Ballard (Cliff Robertson) wants to get the money of his wife Dominique (Jean Simmons), so he attempts to drive her insane. He succeeds and she hangs herself, only to come back to haunt him from the afterlife.

Cast

Cliff Robertson as David Ballard
Jean Simmons as Dominique Ballard
Jenny Agutter as Ann Ballard
Simon Ward as Tony Calvert
Ron Moody as Dr. Rogers
Judy Geeson as Marjorie Craven
Michael Jayston as Arnold Craven
Flora Robson as Mrs. Davis
David Tomlinson as Lawyer
Jack Warner as George
Leslie Dwyer as Cemetery Supervisor
Jan Holden as Ballard's Secretary
Jack McKenzie as John, 1st Chauffeur
Michael Nightingale as Vicar at Funeral

Production

Filming started in September 1977 and went for six weeks.^[1]

References

1 2 Ed. Allan Bryce, Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood, Stray Cat Publishing, 2000 p 159
↑ http://www.unz.org/Pub/WeirdTales-1948jul-00026

External links

Dominique at the Internet Movie Database

Films by Amicus Productions

It's Trad, Dad! (1962) Just for Fun (1963) Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) The Skull (1965) Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966) The Psychopath (1966) The Deadly Bees (1966) Torture Garden (1967) Danger Route (1967) They Came from Beyond Space (1967) The Terrornauts (1967) The Birthday Party (1968) A Touch of Love (1969) The Mind of Mr. Soames (1969) The House That Dripped Blood (1970) Scream and Scream Again (1970) (unofficial) I, Monster (1971) What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972) Asylum (1972) Tales from the Crypt (1972) The Vault of Horror (1973) From Beyond the Grave (1974) And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) The Beast Must Die (1974) Madhouse (1974) The Land That Time Forgot (1975) At the Earth's Core (1976) The People That Time Forgot (1977)

See also	The City of the Dead (1960) The Uncanny (1977) Dominique (1980) The Monster Club (1980)

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