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The Signalman (1976)

Name: The Signalman
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark
Released: 1976
Duration: 38 min
Cast: Denholm Elliott, Bernard Lloyd, Reginald Jessup, Carina Wyeth

1976 · Lawrence Gordon Clark · 38 min · United Kingdom · Edited by 1

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A traveller comes across a signalman stationed by the exit of a railway tunnel in a deep cutting. The traveller becomes familiar with the signalman, and finds that he is troubled by an apparition which appears by the tunnel.

A 1976 entry from the catalog with a clear horror angle. Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark.

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The Signalman (1976)

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