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The Story of a Recluse

198750mMovieComedy

Fragment of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson, completed by Alasdair Gray. A dissolute medical student wakes up in the bedroom of a young woman who fascinates him, in a house where nightly gambling sessions are held.

DirectorAlastair Reid
WriterAlasdair Gray
ProducersBill Bryden·Tom Kinninmont

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Cast · Directed by Alastair Reid

AGAlasdair Gray
Alasdair Gray
The Author
PCPeter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi
Jamie Kirkwood
AKAndrew Keir
Andrew Keir
Rev John Kirkwood
CHCristina Higueras
Cristina Higueras
Juliette O'Sullivan
SGStewart Granger
Stewart Granger
Manton Jamieson
JT
James Telfer
Charlie Gemmel
LM
Lawrie McNicol
Tom
JC
John Cobb
Dick
IS
Ian Sexon
Harry
SW
Sandy Welch
Dalgleish
PD
Paul Dixey
Anatomy Lecturer
BPBill Paterson
Bill Paterson
The Producer

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The Story of a Recluse — streaming FAQ

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The Story of a Recluse hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 12, 1988. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.