Psychomania
1973
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Synopsis
A gang of young people call themselves the Living Dead. They terrorize the population from their small town. After an agreement with the devil, if they kill themselves firmly believing in it, they will survive and gain eternal life. Following their leader, they commit suicide one after the other, but things don't necessarily turn out as expected...
Key facts
Cast
Nicky Henson, George Sanders, Mary Larkin, Ann Michelle, Roy Holder, Denis Gilmore, Miles Greenwood, Beryl Reid
Original language
English
First release
March 1, 1973 (United Kingdom)
Home video distributors
Media Home Entertainment (United States), King of Video (United States), World Video Pictures (United States), Interglobal Home Video (Canada), Star Classics (United States), Image Entertainment (United States)
Crew
Screenplay
Arnaud d'Usseau, Julian Zimet
Producer
Andrew Donally
Cinematography
Ted Moore
Editing
Richard Best
Music
John Cameron
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival 2025
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2021 generic - Feature
- Fear in the Fens 2017 generic - Closing talk by Gavin Baddeley
Titles
| Original title | Psychomania | |
| Alternate title | Der Frosh |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Media Home Entertainment | 1978, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | King of Video | 1984, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | Media Home Entertainment (cat. no. M 114) | 1984, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | World Video Pictures (cat. no. WV 1046) | 1984, United States, clamshell |
| VHS | Interglobal Home Video (cat. no. NEED) | 1986, Canada, slipcase |
| VHS | Star Classics (cat. no. 3321) | 1987, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | Image Entertainment (cat. no. ID6200TV) | 1991, United States, slipcase |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | March 1, 1973 |
| Theatrical | United States | January 1, 1974 |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1978 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1984 M 114 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1984 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1984 WV 1046 |
| Home video VHS | Canada | 1986 NEED |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1987 3321 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1991 ID6200TV |
Full credits
| Director | Don Sharp |
| Cast | Nicky Henson (Tom Latham), George Sanders (Shadwell), Mary Larkin (Abby Holman), Ann Michelle (Jane Pettibone), Roy Holder (Bertram), Denis Gilmore (Hatchet), Miles Greenwood (Chopped Meat), Beryl Reid (Mrs. Latham), Martin Boddey (Coroner), Bill Pertwee (Publican), June Brown (Mrs. Pettibone), Robert Hardy (Chief Inspector Hesseltine), Connie Andersson (Bambi), John Levene (Constable), James Payne (Police Photographer (uncredited)), Penny Leatherbarrow (Woman in Police Station) |
| Screenplay | Arnaud d'Usseau, Julian Zimet |
| Producer | Andrew Donally |
| Cinematography | Ted Moore |
| Editing | Richard Best |
| Music | John Cameron |
| Costumes | Jean Fairlie |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
