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The Lair of the White Worm
When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.
1988 · Directed by Ken Russell · 93 min · Horror · Comedy · 10 frames
Tagline
Some legends really bite.
Crew
- Screenplay: Ken Russell
- Cinematography: Dick Bush
- Edited by: Peter Davies
- Music: Stanisław Syrewicz
- Production design: Anne Tilby
- Produced by: Ken Russell
Cast
- Amanda Donohoe as Lady Sylvia Marsh
- Hugh Grant as Lord James D'Ampton
- Catherine Oxenberg as Eve Trent
- Peter Capaldi as Angus Flint
- Sammi Davis as Mary Trent
- Stratford Johns as Peters
- Paul Brooke as P.C. Erny
- Imogen Claire as Dorothy Trent
- Chris Pitt as Kevin
- Gina McKee as Nurse Gladwell
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: White Lair, Vestron Pictures
- Budget: $2,500,000
- Box office: $1,189,315
- Themes: virgin, based on novel or book, vampire, snake charmer, worm, human sacrifice, snake woman, archaeologist, campy, folk horror
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