Is Cry of the Banshee violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Cry of the Banshee scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Cry of the Banshee easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Cry of the Banshee end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Cry of the Banshee sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Cry of the Banshee

Name: Cry of the Banshee
Genre: Horror
Released: 1970
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Vincent Price, Essy Persson, Hilary Dwyer, Carl Rigg, Stephan Chase

Hell hath no fury like a sorceress scorned!

Directed by Gordon Hessler

Produced by American International Pictures

197091 min5.4 / 10

A dark, occult-driven revenge tale set in Tudor England where a cursed witch wages supernatural war against a witch-hunting lord, blending historical paranoia with horror violence.

In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.

Questions people ask

Is Cry of the Banshee violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Cry of the Banshee scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Cry of the Banshee easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Cry of the Banshee end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Cry of the Banshee sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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