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The Legacy Reviews

1978

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Maggie and Pete arrive in England to stay in a country house. Their happy and contented existence is shattered when one by one their house guests are brutally killed. Read more

Starring	Sam Elliott, Katherine Ross, Roger Daltrey, John Standing
Director	Richard Marquand
Genres	Drama

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- A typically loony English-country-house horror from the pen of Jimmy Sangster, which dumps its statutory American leads... read more on Time Out
- 47936
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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- - 3
  - 0
  Enjoyable 70s horror hokum
  
  This is one of those 1970s 'horror' films that has a catchy theme song (sung here by Kiki Dee), an A-list American star (Kathering Ross or Sam Elliott, ... read more »
  
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  - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 12 May 2006 at 08:54
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  - 1
  Pathetic Trash
  
  Absolutly pathetic movie. A load of rubbish! No story, badly acted? And what Horror? Thank god i only rented it. Ha!
  
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- - SherDog
  - 6 reviews
  - Crewe
  - 13 Mar 2010 at 14:18
- - 2
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  Dreadfully enjoyable :-)
  
  Why on Earth I love this film I don't know as it is a little patchy in parts, I just found this heaps of fun, very creepy in parts. Best part of this is ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Evans
  - Swansea, Wales
  - 04 Oct 2008 at 13:07
- - 3
  - 0
  Enjoyable 70s horror hokum
  
  This is one of those 1970s 'horror' films that has a catchy theme song (sung here by Kiki Dee), an A-list American star (Kathering Ross or Sam Elliott, ... read more »
  
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- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 12 May 2006 at 08:54
- - 1
  - 0
  At least there are no Ewoks in this one.
  
  A quirky little horror movie from the director of Return Of The Jedi, The Legacy is a competant piece of Satanic shennanigans set mainly in a country mansion.<... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Surrey, England
  - 09 Jul 2005 at 18:37
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- - 3
  - 0
  Enjoyable 70s horror hokum
  
  This is one of those 1970s 'horror' films that has a catchy theme song (sung here by Kiki Dee), an A-list American star (Kathering Ross or Sam Elliott, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 243263
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 12 May 2006 at 08:54
- - 2
  - 0
  Dreadfully enjoyable :-)
  
  Why on Earth I love this film I don't know as it is a little patchy in parts, I just found this heaps of fun, very creepy in parts. Best part of this is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 638927
- - Paul Evans
  - Swansea, Wales
  - 04 Oct 2008 at 13:07
- - 1
  - 0
  At least there are no Ewoks in this one.
  
  A quirky little horror movie from the director of Return Of The Jedi, The Legacy is a competant piece of Satanic shennanigans set mainly in a country mansion.<... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 122164
- - a customer
  - Surrey, England
  - 09 Jul 2005 at 18:37
- - 0
  - 1
  Pathetic Trash
  
  Absolutly pathetic movie. A load of rubbish! No story, badly acted? And what Horror? Thank god i only rented it. Ha!
  
  Report this review
- 872081
- - SherDog
  - 6 reviews
  - Crewe
  - 13 Mar 2010 at 14:18

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Critics' reviews
- A typically loony English-country-house horror from the pen of Jimmy Sangster, which dumps its statutory American leads... read more on Time Out
- 47936
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
- Cliché-ridden screamer which will please the easily pleased.
- 34647
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44

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