''A Name for Evil'' is a 1973 American horror film directed by Bernard Girard and starring
Samantha Eggar
Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (born 5 March 1939) is a retired British-American actress. After beginning her career in Shakespearean theatre she rose to fame for her performance in William Wyler's thriller '' The Collec ...
and
Robert Culp
Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on ''I Spy'' (1965–1968), the espionage television se ...
.
Plot
Dissatisfied with the family architectural business, a man and his wife pack up and move out to his great-grandfather's old house in the country. While trying to patch it up, the house starts to make it clear to him that it doesn't want him there, but the local church (with some off-kilter practices of their own) seems to take a shine to him...
Cast
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Samantha Eggar
Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (born 5 March 1939) is a retired British-American actress. After beginning her career in Shakespearean theatre she rose to fame for her performance in William Wyler's thriller '' The Collec ...
as Joanna Blake
*
Robert Culp
Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on ''I Spy'' (1965–1968), the espionage television se ...
as John Blake
*Sheila Sullivan as Luanna Baxter
*
Mike Lane
Michael V. Lane (January 6, 1933 – June 1, 2015) was an American actor and professional wrestler.
Biography
Lane's size (height 6'8" or 2.03 m, weight 275 lbs or 125 kg) led him to work in the King Bros. Circus boxing tent and wre ...
as Fats
*Sue Hathaway as Mary
*Ted Greenhalgh as Hugh
Release
The film was released theatrically in the
United States
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by
Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Cinerama Releasing Corporation (CRC) was a motion picture company established in 1967 that originally released films produced by its namesake parent company that was considered an "instant major".Page 10.
History
In 1963, the owner of the Paci ...
in 1973.
The film was released on
VHS in the U.S. by
Paragon Video Productions in the 1984.
See also
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List of American films of 1973
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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References
*Horror and science fiction films II by Donald C. Willis
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theconsummateculp.com/a-name-for-evil/
1973 films
1973 horror films
American supernatural horror films
Films scored by Dominic Frontiere
Cinerama Releasing Corporation films
1970s English-language films
Films directed by Bernard Girard
1970s American films
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