- Actors: Michael Bryant|Jane Asher|Iain Cuthbertson
- Directors: Peter Sasdy
- Format: PAL, Colour
- Region: All Regions
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Bfi
- DVD Release Date: 20 Aug 2001
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005N9FJ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 55,921 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Commentary By Nigel Kneale And Kim Newman
Kneale Biography
Director Biography
Main Cast Biographies
ROM Content With Printable Scripts Of The Stone Tape And The Road
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Commentary By Nigel Kneale And Kim Newman
Kneale Biography
Director Biography
Main Cast Biographies
ROM Content With Printable Scripts Of The Stone Tape And The Road
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Classic Television Ghost Story,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Stone Tape [VHS] [1972] (VHS Tape)
I remember when this was first broadcast in 1972.At the age of 14 this classic ghost story had just the right mix of the supernatural and science fiction to make a lasting impression. The horror does not come in the form of blood and gore but from the basic plot element which identifies that the stone of a building records events when they occur under the correct set of emotinal circumstances, which to me seemed to offer a perfect solution to the question 'are there such things as ghosts ?' The intensity of the plot has lost nothing in 30 years and although a little dated in some areas such as it's lack of exterior scenes, this seems to add to it's status as a classic, in the same way as Quatermass.
43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
From Tape to DVD,
By Leslie Norman "Mark" (Maidenhead, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Stone Tape [DVD] [1972] (DVD)
If this is representative of what the BFI can dust off and put out on DVD, let's hope they carry on raiding the archive. Billed as the BBC' s Christmas ghost story in 1972, it's an admittedly dated but brilliantly suspenseful thriller from the pen of Nigel "Quatermass" Kneale that works because of what it implies as much as what it actually shows. The story concerns a team of scientists, led by Michael Bryant, who relocate to a spacious Gothic mansion to research a breakthrough recording medium. The team's only woman, played by Jane Asher, triggers an apparition in the only room that has not been renovated, and the remainder of the thriller is occupied with their frenzied attempts to monitor and explain the phenomenon. Full of enthusiastic acting that derives from the school of "Shout, shout and shout again" (stage star Bryant, great though he is, is perhaps most guilty of projecting to the gods), The Stone Tape has lost none of its power to chill, 30 years on. Kneale expertly feeds the imagination, lights the blue touch-paper and retires. There's no wrap-up resolution and the grand climax (this was the era of Jon Pertwee's Doctor Who, remember) boasts a succession of effects that don't come with "special" on the box. But the atmosphere is the thing. The extremely noisy sound track, aided by some creepy radiophonic murmurings, makes you so hypersensitive that you'll have to keep fiddling with the volume. Kneale's intriguing reminiscences on the commentary - he doesn't believe in the supernatural, you know - and a printable script complete a great package. But just bear in mind - it'll stay with you.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Once seen, never forgotten,
This review is from: The Stone Tape [DVD] [1972] (DVD)
Why "Once seen, never forgotten"? Because that's the effect this superb BBC film had on me. Even today, I still remember seeing it in '72 on TV. It has stuck with me ever since and has even influenced my own writing for children. I agree 100% with other reviewers who lament the passing of the BBC's ability and willingness to mark each new year with a superbly produced story of ghosts or the supernatural - and in 'The Stone Tape' you get both, plus a hefty dose of sci-fi. The fact that the production is now dated, somehow adds to its atmosphere, so pray that no double-barrelled geek with 23 degrees in media studies thinks "Ah - just imagine what we could do today with digital effects. Let's re-make it." Who needs it when you've already got a Grade One story; a Grade One script; Grade One direction and acting; and a storyline that never lets you see old houses in the same way ever again. So - if you want a truly classic tale to unsettle you on a dark winter's evening as the winds swirl and the doors creak - then this is it. Five stars seems mean.
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