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December 1970 (U.K.) as Tam-Lin. September 1972 (U.S.) re-edited as The Devil's Widow. Running time. 106 minutes. Country. United Kingdom. Language. English. Tam-Lin, also known as The Ballad of Tam-Lin, The Devil's Widow and The Devil's Woman, is a 1970 British folk horror film directed by Roddy McDowall and starring Ava Gardner and Ian McShane.
Nov 4, 1971 · Tam Lin: Directed by Roddy McDowall. With Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Richard Wattis, Cyril Cusack. An older woman uses witchcraft to keep her young jet-set friends.
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- Horror, Mystery
- Roddy McDowall
- 1971-11-04
Tam Lin. Tam (or Tamas) Lin (also called Tamlane, Tamlin, Tambling, Tomlin, Tam Lien, Tam-a-Line, Tam Lyn, or Tam Lane) is a character in a legendary ballad originating from the Scottish Borders. It is also associated with a reel of the same name, also known as the Glasgow Reel. The story revolves around the rescue of Tam Lin by his true love ...
May 21, 2021 · Based on an ancient Scottish folk song, an older woman uses witchcraft to keep her young jet-set friends. Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Richard Wattis and Stepha...
This overlooked and forgotten piece of witchy folk horror was the only film the legendary Roddy McDowall directed and leaves us thinking how much he would have impressed had he done more. Based on a poem by Robert Burns, the titular character is renamed Tom Lynn for non-Gaelic audiences and is played splendidly by Ian […]
Plot: the film is (obviously given its title) based on the old folk song "Tam Lin", and if you know the song, you know the plot, though it's been updated for a late-sixties British vibe that will ...
- Horror
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The only feature-film directed by actor and photographer Roddy McDowall, The Ballad of Tam-Lin (released in some territories as The Devil's Widow, The Devil's Woman, or simply Tam-Lin) adapts the traditional Scottish ballad from the poet Robert Burns and transposes it onto the then-contemporary world of swinging London.
