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Paranormal novelist Gideon Harlax is drawn into a battle between the forces of good, represented by alien angel Helith, and the forces of evil, represented by Helith's evil brother Asrael. Ranging from Oxford to Denmark, a North Sea ferry to an alien planet, Harlax unwittingly becomes part of an ancient plot that may result in the destruction of Earth...
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 55GoodWatch 48
IMDb5.5
Running time
3 h 5 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +76 min on the typical 109
typical 109185Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1981
December 29, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
DramaScience FictionThrillerTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
Scottish GaelicWelshMade in
United Kingdom
and 7 more25 people
- Hywel BennettGideon Harlax
- DSDinah StabbGwen Meredith
- Dan O'HerlihyAlbrecht Von Drachenfels
- StingHelith
- Anthony SteelTristram Guise
- Roland CurramAsrael
- Ian RedfordJed Thaxter
- Ingrid PittHitchcock Blonde
- Daniel Day-LewisLibrary Student
- MWMargaret WhitingLaura Guise
- MEMary Ellen RaySonia
- CGCornelius GarrettPastor
- SBSiv BorgPastor's Wife
- FBFrode BergPastor's Son
- SCSylvia ColeridgeLibrary Scholar
- SDSevilla DelofskiMagog
- PGPatricia GallimoreNurse
- EFEleanor ForsytheMother
- PPPhil ParrySubaltern
- MTMichael TracyWhitecoat
Ysanne ChurchmanRadio Announcer- WCW. Claydon SmithDanish Cyclist
- NDNiels-Henrik DreesenDanish Cyclist
- RMRigmor MollerDanish Woman
Directing · 1
- Alastair Reid Director
Writing · 2
- David Rudkin Writer
- Roger Gregory Script Editor
Production · 2
- David Rose Producer
- William Hartley Production Manager
Camera · 1
- David Jackson Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Mike Hall Editor
Sound · 1
- Dave Greenslade Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Gavin Davies Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Al Barnett Costume Design
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