Horror · United Kingdom · 1987 · 1h 28m

Gothic

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Director
Ken Russell
Cast
Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron Julian Sands as Percy Shelley Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley Myriam Cyr as Claire Clairmont Timothy Spall as Dr. Polidori Alec Mango as Murray
Crew
Mike Southon — Director of Photography Michael Bradsell — Editor Thomas Dolby — Original Music Composer Stephen Volk — Screenplay Lord Byron — Story Percy Bysshe Shelley — Story
Tagline

Conjure up your deepest, darkest fear... now call that fear to life.

Synopsis

Living on an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley. Together with Byron's lover Claire Clairmont, and aided by hallucinogenic substances, they devise an evening of ghoulish tales. However, when confronted by horrors, ostensibly of their own creation, it becomes difficult to tell apparition from reality.

Trailer Gothic — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Ken Russell Director Mike Southon Director of Photography Michael Bradsell Editor Thomas Dolby Original Music Composer Stephen Volk Screenplay Lord Byron Story Percy Bysshe Shelley Story Penny Corke Producer Robert Fox Producer Christopher Hobbs Production Design Victoria Russell Costume Design Kay Gallwey Costume Design
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