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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.
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 (1970) Tam Lin was made into a movie released in 1970. The movie, released under the alternate title The Devil's Widow, starred Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, and Stephanie Beacham, and was directed by Roddy McDowell.
Tam Lin. A rich witch (Ava Gardner) surrounds herself with admirers, one (Ian McShane) of whom unwisely strays with a vicar's daughter (Stephanie Beacham). Here [Roddy McDowall's] vision is bold ...
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- Roddy Mcdowall
- PG-13
- Ava Gardner
The Ballad of Tam Lin was the only movie directed by Roddy McDowall, and it is nice to see he turned whatever chips he made with Planet of the Apes into something this odd and personal. The collision between the mythic story and its very contemporary setting is consistent intriguing.
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- Roddy Mcdowall
(movie clip) Version Notes. From the 1970 film version of Tam Lin (), performed by the band Pentangle, lyrics by William Speir, performed by Salena Jones.Individual verses were sung as a sort of narrative at several points in the movie.
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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 from the ...