Theatre of Blood(1973)
It's curtains for his critics!
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
Movie: Theatre of Blood
Top 10 Billed Cast
Edward Lionheart
Edwina Lionheart
Peregrine Devlin
Trevor Dickman
Chloe Moon
Oliver Larding
Solomon Psaltery
George Maxwell
Horace Sprout
Meredith Merridew
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Alan Spencer on Theater Of Blood
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