director: Gerry
O'Hara
starring: Sarah Douglas · Julian Glover · Roberta Gibbs · Bruce Robinson
· Suzanne Stone
Due
the graphic depiction of domestic violence & physical spousal abuse,
this film found considerable controversy when initially released in
the UK. It immediately underwent edits (the British theatrical print
was missing 14 minutes); even the censored version found difficulties
with a video release in that country (Brent Walker VHS PAL in 1981)
and was soon taken out of print. It remains unavailable in that country
today. The movie has seen spotty releases Internationally, usually in
an edited form. Now, here is the fully uncut version of Gerry O'Hara's
film.
Model
Diane Shepherd is routinely beaten by husband Ted. He constantly accuses
her of cheating on him [which she isn't doing] to make an excuse for
the abuse. When she reaches the breaking point, Diane finds shelter
with photographer Mark and his girlfriend. They introduce her to Millie,
a young woman in a similar situation. Meanwhile, Ted threatens to take
full custody of their son if Diane doesn't come back. She does return
but the results are explosive.
Filmmaker
Gerry O'Hara once described his career as "A writer who did a bit
of directing." While this is a modest descripton, it's also rather
accurate. His early years were spent in British TV (most notably, episodes
of The Avengers) and his movie-work was mostly assistant
director positions, to many of Britain's A-List filmmakers, i.e.
Otto Preminger, Tony Richardson, Brian Forbes. Mr O'Hara
retired from the entertainment business in 1993 at age 69. It is not
known if Gerry O'Hara is alive today; if he were, he would be in his
late 90s.
Sarah
Douglas (born in 1952) is an English actress, perhaps best known as
the Kryptonian supervillain Ursa in Superman (1978)
and II (1980). She was also
the
evil Queen Taramis in Conan the Destroyer and played Pamela
Lynch in the Falcon Crest series. But the oddest role
in her filmography has to be Daneeka in Lloyd Smandl's 1998 S&M
actioner CHAINED
HEAT: HELL MOUNTAIN.
A British
film in English language; widescreen format,
fully uncut (84 minutes), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT;
extras include theatrical trailer.
Adult
Material/Nudity/Domestic Violence/Sexual Brutality
Recommended for Mature Audiences
