Night of the Eagle

Night of the Eagle

1962 · 90 min · EN · NR · 6.7 (79 votes)
Dir. Sidney Hayers · Starring Peter Wyngarde, Janet Blair, Margaret Johnston, Anthony Nicholls, Colin Gordon, Kathleen Byron · Music William Alwyn

Do The Undead Demons Of Hell Still Arise To Terrorise The World?

Horror

A skeptical college professor discovers that his wife has been practicing magic for years. Like the learned, rational fellow he is, he forces her to destroy all her magical charms and protective devices, and stop that foolishness. He isn't put off by her insistence that his professional rivals are working magic against him, and her protections are necessary to his career and life.

VIBE

A chilling, atmospheric descent into paranoia and suspicion. The film masterfully builds dread through its gothic setting and the unsettling unraveling of a rational mind confronting the inexplicable. It feels like a creeping unease that settles deep in your bones.

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