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Neither the Sea Nor the Sand

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5.2/10 • 18

1972-11-011h 31m

FantasyHorrorRomance

If the Spirit will not leave the body, can LOVE conquer DEATH?

Recovering from a failed marriage, Anna Robinson retreats to the haunting, eerie climes of the Isle of Jersey, where she finds fulfillment in an affair with lighthouse keeper Hugh. But when sudden death strikes, Anna finds herself inconsolable and longs for the arms of her lover... who unexpectedly returns from the dead, with a few macabre changes awaiting them both.

Directors
Fred Burnley
Editors
Norman Wanstall

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  1. Susan Hampshire

    Susan Hampshire

    Anna Robinson

  2. Frank Finlay

    Frank Finlay

    George Dabernon

  3. Michael Petrovitch

    Michael Petrovitch

    Hugh Dabernon

  4. Michael Craze

    Michael Craze

    Collie Delamare

  5. Jack Lambert

    Jack Lambert

    Dr. Irving

  6. Betty Duncan

    Betty Duncan

    Mrs. MacKay

  7. David Garth

    David Garth

    Mr. MacKay

  8. Anthony Booth

    Anthony Booth

    Delamare

  9. Marcia Fox

    Marcia Fox

    Girl in Love Scene (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

Sep 24, 2022

6/10

The opening scenes of this film - Susan Hampshire walking out to a Jersey lighthouse where she encounters "Hugh" (Michael Petrovich) rather sum up the mundanity of this fairly dull romantic drama. It looks good, they look good - but somewhere along the line, the story just runs out of steam as it struggles to stay out of a soup of melodrama. Of course the two become lovers, and of course she has baggage - a marriage that no longer works, but when tragedy ensues they must face reality with a fresh, and frequently, troubling perspective. Perhaps the book was more evocative, indulged the imagination more? This adaptation really doesn't. There is little on-screen chemistry between our two principals, and the obstacles to their happiness all-to-often come across as contrived and over-played with demons galore. Frank Finlay - never exactly versatile - probably has the best character as his rather puritanical brother "George" but the whole really doesn't equal what ought to have been the sum of the parts. It's slow, stodgy and rather weakly scored with a predictable and stilted dialogue that made me cringe on occasion. Some lovely location photography, and plenty of seagulls - but otherwise this is pretty lacking on just about every other front.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
exorcism