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Red Shift

7.719781h 24mMovieDramaMysteryTV Movie

Three men at three different times in history come to Mow Top hill in search of sanctuary from their troubles. A Roman soldier, a medieval rebel and a 1970s young man. Somehow they seem linked through an energy within the hill and an axe.…

DirectorJohn Mackenzie
WriterAlan Garner
ProducerDavid Rose

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Cast · Directed by John Mackenzie

SP
Stephen Petcher
Tom
LDLesley Dunlop
Lesley Dunlop
Jan
BGBernard Gallagher
Bernard Gallagher
Tom's Father
ST
Stella Tanner
Tom's Mother
KHKen Hutchison
Ken Hutchison
Logan
AB
Andrew Byatt
Macey
CB
Charles Bolton
Thomas Rowley
JHJames Hazeldine
James Hazeldine
John Fowler
MFMyra Frances
Myra Frances
Madge Rowley
MEMichael Elphick
Michael Elphick
Thomas Venables
DODaragh O'Malley
Daragh O'Malley
Face
VQVeronica Quilligan
Veronica Quilligan
Girl

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Red Shift hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 7, 1978. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.