Catholics 1973 TV, 78 min. Genre: Drama aka: The Conflict
Director: Jack Gold Cast: Trevor Howard, Martin Sheen, Raf Vallone, Cyril Cusack, Andrew Keir, Michael Gambon, Leon Vitali, Godfrey Quigley, Seamus Healy, John Kelly, John Franklyn, Patrick Long, Cecil Sheridan, Tom Jordan, Liam Burk
The Vatican sends emissary Father Kinsella (Martin Sheen) to a remote monastery where the Abbot (Trevor Howard) lives in relative seclusion and refuses to adapt to contemporary times. The Abbot has been using the Latin Mass, which is not what the Church is using in the modern day. The Abbot is torn between keeping his Latin Mass or giving in to the powers of his Church.
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Victor Frankenstein 1977 TV, 92 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller aka: Terror of Frankenstein
Director: Calvin Floyd Cast: Leon Vitali, Per Oscarsson, Nicholas Clay, Stacy Dorning, Jan Ohlsson, Harry Brogan, Olof Bergstrom, Mathias Henrikson, Per-Axel Arosenius, David(2) Byrne
This Swedish/Irish made-for-TV film adapts Mary Shelley's tale into a psychological study of the famous creator of his monster, and is one of the most faithful of the film versions to the original story. Well done.
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| 1. Catholics (1973) aka: The Conflict
2. Victor Frankenstein (1977) aka: Terror of Frankenstein
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