Menu

Discover

Genres

Appearance

  • light/dark mode
powered by
moviedb

The Ballad of Tam Lin

"She drained them of their manhood …and then-of their LIVES!"

1970-12-01 Mystery 1hr 46m

Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress.

More
Trailer
close
The Ballad of Tam Lin

Storyline

Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress.

  • Released
    1970-12-01
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 46m
  • Genre
    Mystery, Horror
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.7
  • Production
    Commonwealth United Entertainment, Winkast Film Productions

Crew

Roddy McDowall
Director
William Spier
Screenplay
Alan Ladd Jr.
Producer
Keywords:
witchcraft swinging 60s

Stream and watch The Ballad of Tam Lin

similar movies

Peckish

Peckish

The Blair Witch Project

The Blair Witch Project

Amish Witches: The True Story of Holmes County

Amish Witches: The True Story of Holmes County

Solstice

Solstice

The Unbinding

The Unbinding

Fear Street: 1994

Fear Street: 1994

Fear Street: 1978

Fear Street: 1978

Fear Street: 1666

Fear Street: 1666

Baron Blood

Baron Blood

Lovers of the Lord of the Night

Lovers of the Lord of the Night

Hex Hollow: Witchcraft and Murder in Pennsylvania

Hex Hollow: Witchcraft and Murder in Pennsylvania

Curse of the Seven Oceans

Curse of the Seven Oceans

Witchcraft Through the Ages

Witchcraft Through the Ages

Cry of the Banshee

Cry of the Banshee

The Circle

The Circle

Anna Goldin, the Last Witch

Anna Goldin, the Last Witch

Night of the Witches

Night of the Witches

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

The Dead Matter

The Dead Matter

Curse of the Crimson Altar

Curse of the Crimson Altar

Cast

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner
Michaela Cazaret
Ian McShane

Ian McShane
Tom Lynn
Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis
Elroy
Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack
Vicar Julian Ainsley
Stephanie Beacham

Stephanie Beacham
Janet Ainsley
David Whitman

David Whitman
Oliver
Fabia Drake

Fabia Drake
Miss Gibson
Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Cusack
Rose
Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley
Georgia
Jenny Hanley

Jenny Hanley
Caroline
Madeline Smith

Madeline Smith
Sue
Bruce Robinson

Bruce Robinson
Alan
Victoria Fairbrother

Victoria Fairbrother
Vanna
Rosemary Blake

Rosemary Blake
Kate
Michael Bills

Michael Bills
Michael
Virginia Tingwell

Virginia Tingwell
Lottie
Peter Hinwood

Peter Hinwood
Guy
Hayward Morse

Hayward Morse
Andy
Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes
Terry
Norman Oliver

Norman Oliver
Peter
Salena Jones

Salena Jones
Self
Jannice Dinnen

Jannice Dinnen
Second Coven
Andrew Grant

Andrew Grant
Second Coven
Don Hawkins

Don Hawkins
Second Coven
Delia Lindsay

Delia Lindsay
Second Coven
Linda Marlowe

Linda Marlowe
Second Coven
Michael Mundell

Michael Mundell
Second Coven
Yvonne Quenet

Yvonne Quenet
Second Coven
Erika Raffael

Erika Raffael
Second Coven
Jocelyne Sbath

Jocelyne Sbath
Second Coven
Christopher Williams

Christopher Williams
Second Coven
Jimmy Winston

Jimmy Winston
Second Coven
John Bawden

John Bawden
Kip (uncredited)

Videos and Photos

video-bd
video-bd
The Ballad of Tam Lin
The Ballad of Tam Lin
The Ballad of Tam Lin
The Ballad of Tam Lin
The Ballad of Tam Lin
The Ballad of Tam Lin

Movie Reviews

Reviews for The Ballad of Tam Lin
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-11-29

Using the baronial Traquair House in the Scottish borders and a fair smattering of Jacqui McShee's dulcet tones, Roddy McDowall attempts to ... read more

Using the baronial Traquair House in the Scottish borders and a fair smattering of Jacqui McShee's dulcet tones, Roddy McDowall attempts to re-create a story from 16th century folklore about a magical Queen of the Fairies who surrounds herself with youth and beauty. He's time-shifted the scenario to the 1960s though, and it's the enigmatic "Micky" (Ava Gardner) who is doing the alluring. Top of her target list is the handsome young "Tom" (Ian McShane) but fairly quickly you gather that his is bit of a transitory role in the life of his lover. What she isn't used to, though, is competition - and that comes in the form of local minister's daughter "Janet" (Stephanie Beacham). With most of her acolytes desperate to stay in favour and enjoy all the wealth that brings, "Tom" rather bucks the trend as he demonstrates an independence streak that evokes that even older adage: beware the woman scorned. For a time this works quite well as it marries the haunting soundtrack with a sense of the carefree existence she promotes for her "children", but after the umpteenth close up of Gardner and/or McShane whom the camera clearly love, the story grinds to an almost glacial pace with little effort made to develop the fantasy elements of the story. Richard Wattis turns in an interesting effort as the general factotum "Elroy" - a man who serves his mistress with a slightly menacing degree of loyalty, but that isn't really built upon either. The photography and limited use of visual effects can be quite effective at times, especially at the end but somehow I felt like I was watching their antics through a plate glass window. It's certainly a modernised critique on the human vices of venality and frivolousness but too much of it is padding and it's all somewhat lacking in substance.

Read Full Review (The thoughts and opinions expressed here are solely those of the reviewer.)
A Review by CinemaSerf

Using the baronial Traquair House in the Scottish borders and a fair smattering of Jacqui McShee's dulcet tones, Roddy McDowall attempts to re-create a story from 16th century folklore about a magical Queen of the Fairies who surrounds hers...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-11-29

Using the baronial Traquair House in the Scottish borders and a fair smattering of Jacqui McShee's dulcet tones, Roddy McDowall attempts to re-create a story from 16th century folklore about a magical...

read more