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The Shining

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Stanley Kubrick's chilly horror, starring
Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. When aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic Jack Torrance takes on the job of winter caretaker at the remote Overlook Hotel, Jack's wife Wendy hopes he will finally find the time to write. But their psychically gifted son Danny has visions of the terrifying ordeal that lies ahead for the family. Review page 43.
(1980,18) DVD offer: page 43

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Nicholson
Unknown:
Shelley Duvall.
Unknown:
Jack Torrance
Jack Torrance:
Jack Nicholson
Wendy Torrance:
Shelley Duvall
Danny:
Danny Lloyd
Dick Hallorann:
Scatman Crothers
Ullman:
Barry Nelson
Grady:
Philip Stone
Lloyd:
Joe Turkel
Doctor:
Anne Jackson
Young woman in bathtub:
Lia Beldam
Old woman in bathtub:
Billie Gibson
Source: Radio Times

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