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Tam-Lin, also known as The Ballad of Tam-Lin, The Devil's Widow and The Devil's Woman, is a 1970 British folk horror film directed by Roddy McDowall and starring Ava Gardner and Ian McShane.
Nov 4, 1971 · Tam Lin: Directed by Roddy McDowall. With Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Richard Wattis, Cyril Cusack. An older woman uses witchcraft to keep her young jet-set friends. Based on an ancient Scottish folk song.
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- Horror, Mystery
- Roddy McDowall
- 1971-11-04
Tam-Lin, a closet drama written by Elaine Lee and illustrated by Charles Vess, appears in The Book of Ballads and Sagas, Vess's collection of adaptations of traditional songs, mostly into comics form.
Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress. Cast. Crew.
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- Roddy Mcdowall
Tam Lin was made into a movie released in 1970. The movie, released under the alternate title The Devil's Widow, starred Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, and Stephanie Beacham, and was directed by Roddy McDowell. Plot and images. Janet meets Tom and Mickie.
Tam Lin: Movie. Source: Pentangle. performed in : The 1970 film version of Tam Lin. Title: Tam Lin. Site reference number: 30. Summary. Maidens are forbidden to enter Carterhall for fear of Tam Lin. Tam Lin goes walking one morning by the waters.
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A rich witch (Ava Gardner) surrounds herself with admirers, one (Ian McShane) of whom unwisely strays with a vicar's daughter (Stephanie Beacham).
- Horror