The Beast Must Die (1974)

Director
Paul Annett

Main cast
Calvin Lockhart; Peter Cushing; Marlene Clark; Anton Diffring; Ciaran Madden

Genres
Horror, Mystery

Description
Wealthy big game hunter Tom Newcliffe has tracked and killed practically every type of animal in the world. But one creature still evades him, the biggest game of all - a werewolf.


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