Blue Blood (1973 film)

Blue Blood
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Sinclair
Produced by	John Trent ; Kent Walwin
Written by	Alexander Thynn (novel) ; Andrew Sinclair
Based on	The Carry-Cot; by Alexander Thynn
Starring	Oliver Reed ; Fiona Lewis ; Derek Jacobi ; Anna Gaël
Music by	Brian Gascoigne
Cinematography	Harry Waxman
Edited by	Keith Palmer
Production; company	Mallard Productions
Distributed by	Mallard Productions
Release date	1973
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom; Canada
Language	English

Blue Blood is a 1973 British-Canadian horror film directed by Andrew Sinclair and starring Oliver Reed, Fiona Lewis, and Derek Jacobi.[1] It was based on the novel The Carry-Cot by Alexander Thynn and was shot on location at Longleat House in Wiltshire.[2]

Premise

A debauched young aristocrat entrusts the running of his country house to Tom, the butler, on whom he depends absolutely. Before long the servant begins to dominate his master, to the alarm of the newly-hired German nanny who senses sinister, demonic intent in Tom's control of the house.

Cast

Oliver Reed as Tom
Fiona Lewis as Lily
Derek Jacobi as Gregory
Anna Gaël as Carlotta
Meg Wynn Owen as Beate
John Rainer as Clurman
Richard Davies as Jones
Gwyneth Owen as Agnes
Patrick Carter as Cocky
Elaine Ives-Cameron as Serena
Tim Wylton as Morrell
Hubert Rees as Dr Barratt
Dilys Price as Mrs Barratt
Andrew McCall as Gerrard
Sally Anne Newton as Susannah

Critical response

In a contemporary review, Richard Combs of The Monthly Film Bulletin described Blue Blood as a series of "cheap, coarsely-filmed charades" and criticised the film's direction: "... once Sinclair gets down to working out his theme (black-blooded butler usurps degenerate, blue-blooded employer), the skimpiness of his material and the shoddiness of this TV-sketch technique become painfully evident." He added that Reed's performance made the character Tom "one of the most physically repellent of screen villains".[3]

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References

"Blue Blood". horrorpedia.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
Rigby p.260
Combs, Richard (January 1975). "Blue Blood". The Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 42 no. 492. London, UK: British Film Institute. p. 5. ISSN 0027-0407. OCLC 2594020.

Bibliography

Rigby, Jonathan. English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema. Reynolds & Hearn, 2000.

External links

Blue Blood on IMDb

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[1] "Blue Blood". horrorpedia.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[2] Rigby p.260

[3] Combs, Richard (January 1975). "Blue Blood". The Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 42 no. 492. London, UK: British Film Institute. p. 5. ISSN 0027-0407. OCLC 2594020.