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Eclipse

Cult Classics • Drama, Thriller, UR, 01-Jan-1977

A remote cliff-side house on the Scottish coast is the setting for Simon Perry’s atmospheric psychological thriller, barely seen since it was first screened. Tom Conti plays a bereaved brother troubled by memories of his deceased twin. A Christmas celebration with his brother’s widow and her son goes horribly awry, as dark secrets and sibling rivalries emerge.

Tags
Twins, Bereavement, Sibling rivalry
Cast
Tom Conti Tom/Geoffrey
Gay Hamilton Cleo
Gavin Wallace Giles (aged 9 1/2)
Crew
Simon Perry director

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