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1981 Certificate 15
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A lone survivor of an air crash is haunted by an evil force from amidst the wreckage. A chilling supernatural tale from the pen of James Herbert. Read more

Starring Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Angela Punch-McGregor, Peter Sumner
Director David Hemmings
Genres Drama

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The Survivor

A lone survivor of an air crash is haunted by an evil force from amidst the wreckage. A chilling supernatural tale from the pen of James Herbert.

Starring Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Angela Punch-McGregor, Peter Sumner
Director David Hemmings
Run time DVD: 1 hr 27 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 01 Sep 2003
Production year: 1981
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of The Survivor

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  • 1 stars out of 5

    Robert Powell puts on that martyred look he keeps handy in lieu of acting as a pilot, the sole survivor of a crashed jet, who is prey to visions of dead passengers. Jenny Agutter simpers while Powell whimpers in this Australian oddity directed by David Hemmings, a would-be thriller that's sadly lacking in suspense. Perhaps former actor Hemmings, star of Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow Up back in the 1960s, just got stuck with the wrong cast. Orson Welles's collaborator Joseph Cotten — Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons — also appears in the sad twilight of a distinguished career.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • An airliner crashes, killing everyone on board except the pilot (Powell), who walks out of the carnage in a daze. Eye... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Not as good as the book

    This film is a bit slow and is not as good as the book on which it is based. Its a pity that they didn't make more of James Herbert's books into films.

    Very mild horror/supernatural that has a twist at the end

      • A customer from Devon
      • Posted 16 Nov 2004 22:39

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Grim

    Awful film. Awful score, the sort used in the '70s Sweeny. James Herbert books are un-put-downable. This film is a very poor interpretation. If you like James, don't bother. If you've never read one of his books, do so and ignore this dvd.

      • Michael Weaver from Uphill, Somerset
      • Posted 02 Dec 2005 18:24

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