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Persecution is a British film of genre Drama directed by Don Chaffey released in USA on 1 october 1975 with Lana Turner

Persecution (1974)

Persecution
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Released in USA 1 october 1975
Length 1h35
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Horror
Rating45% 2.2745852.2745852.2745852.2745852.274585

Persecution (also known as Sheba, The Graveyard and The Terror of Sheba) is a 1974 British psychological horror film directed by Don Chaffey, produced by Kevin Francis and starring Lana Turner, Ralph Bates, Olga Georges-Picot, Trevor Howard and Suzan Farmer. The film was also released as Sheba and The Terror of Sheba and subsequently re-titled The Graveyard for VHS release in the 1980s.

The fim's promotional taglines are: Warning: this film is NOT for the squeamish, The horror of a twisted mind! and Now it's David's turn to get even... and he has a very special treat for his mother.

Synopsis

Carrie Masters (Lana Turner) is a crippled, wealthy, bitter woman who takes pleasure in tormenting her young son David (Mark Weavers). She blames him for her crippled leg and, in bizarre and horrifying ways, extracts her revenge by dominating him.

Actors

Lana Turner

(Carrie Masters)
Trevor Howard

(Paul Bellamy)
Ralph Bates

(David Masters)
Olga Georges-Picot

(Monique Kalfon)
Suzan Farmer

(Janie Masters)
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