The Ash Tree. Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1975.
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Edition screened: Included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 37 minutes.
Summary: Dead or distressed animals.
Details:
1) A cow lies panting in a field, seemingly close to death, 3:51-4:03.
2) A dead pheasant lies in a field, 6:06-6:09.
The Ash-Tree. David Bell, 1986.
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Edition screened: From the series Classic Ghost Stories of M.R. James and included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 15 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Couples Retreat. Peter Billingsley, 2009.
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Edition screened: Watched online, to the imperilment of an otherwise lovely vacation. English language. Runtime approximately 113 minutes.
Summary: No particular depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Unspeakably juvenile and horrible. Not just couples, but everyone should retreat.
Cowards Bend the Knee. Guy Maddin, 2004.
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Edition screened: Zeitgeist DVD, released 2005. Scored and with English intertitles, no dialogue track. Runtime approximately 65 minutes.
Summary: No particular depictions of violence or harm to animals.
The Diary of Mr. Poynter. Marilyn Fox, 1980.
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Edition screened: From the series Spine Chillers and included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 11 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Ghost Stories for Christmas. Various directors, 1968-2006.
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Edition screened: BFI DVD box set, released 2013. English language. Runtime of feature titles approximately 830 minutes.
Summary: The 1975 version of The Ash Tree includes a few images of dead animals. The box set otherwise is free of depictions of dead or mistreated animals.
This 6-DVD set from BFI is grounded in the writings of M.R. James. It includes a standard assortment of introductions and commentaries, along with short films from several BBC series:
The entire series A Ghost Story for Christmas:
The entire series Classic Ghost Stories:
From the series Spine Chillers:
From the series Ghost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee:
The Ice House. Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1978.
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Edition screened: Included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 34 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Lost Hearts. Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1973.
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Edition screened: Included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 35 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
The Mezzotint. David Bell, 1986.
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Edition screened: From the series Classic Ghost Stories of M.R. James and included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 14 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
The Mezzotint. Marilyn Fox, 1980.
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Edition screened: From the series Spine Chillers and included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 11 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Number 13. Pier Wilkie, 2006.
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Edition screened: Included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 40 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Number 13. Eleanor Yule, 2000.
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Edition screened: From the series Ghost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee and included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 30 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad. David Bell, 1986.
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Edition screened: From the series Classic Ghost Stories of M.R. James and included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 14 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Old. M. Night Shyamalan, 2021.
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Edition screened: Viewed online. English language. Runtime approximately 108 minutes.
Summary: No particular depictions of violence or harm to animals.
A mystery drama pivoting on human subjects who come to understand that they are the subjects of involuntary scientific experimentation leading to their torturous deaths. As such, it also is and must be a commentary on animal experimentation, made obvious by a post-revelation laboratory scene in which a scientist professes “But think of the lives we’ve saved.”
One-Armed Boxer (Du bei chuan wang). Jimmy Yu Wang, 1972.
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Edition screened: Arrow Blu-ray, released 2022. Mandarin language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 93 minutes.
Summary: No particular depictions of violence or harm to animals.
The Platinum Pussycat. Edward Montoro and James Somich, 1968.
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Edition screened: Included with The Sexploiters on Retro-Cinema “Double Feature” DVD, released 2011. English language. Runtime approximately 72 minutes.
Summary: No particular depictions of violence or harm to animals.
A badly-made crime thriller featuring:
• one beautiful woman
• one irrelevant and awkwardly inserted sexually explicit scene that absolutely does not include the beautiful woman.
It is somewhat interesting to see areas of Cleveland not commonly used as filming locations, including a long final foot chase through The Flats.
Private Property. Leslie Stevens, 1960.
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Edition screened: Cinelicious Blu-ray, released 2016. English language. Runtime approximately 80 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
A Quiet Place Part II. John Krasinski, 2020.
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Edition screened: Watched online. English language. Runtime approximately 98 minutes.
Summary: No particular depictions of violence or harm to animals.
The Rose Garden. David Bell, 1986.
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Edition screened: From the series Classic Ghost Stories of M.R. James and included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 14 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
A School Story. Marilyn Fox, 1980.
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Edition screened: From the series Spine Chillers and included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 11 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
The Sexploiters. Al Ruban, 1965.
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Edition screened: Included with The Platinum Pussycat on Retro-Cinema “Double Feature” DVD, released 2011. English language. Runtime approximately 62 minutes.
Summary: No particular depictions of violence or harm to animals.
The Signalman. Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1976.
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Edition screened: Included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 39 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
An excellent drama based on a story by Charles Dickens.
The Stalls of Barchester. Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1971.
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Edition screened: Included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 45 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
The Stalls of Barchester. Eleanor Yule, 2000.
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Edition screened: From the series Ghost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee and included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 23 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Stigma. Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1977.
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Edition screened: Included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 32 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Treasure of Abbot Thomas. Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1974.
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Edition screened: Included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 37 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
A View from a Hill. Luke Watson, 2005.
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Edition screened: Included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 39 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
A Warning to the Curious. Eleanor Yule, 2000.
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Edition screened: From the series Ghost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee and included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 30 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
A Warning to the Curious. Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1972.
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Edition screened: Included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 50 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Whistle and I’ll Come to You. Jonathan Miller, 1968.
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Edition screened: Included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 42 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
An excellent production in every way, and truly scary in the designed moments.
Whistle and I’ll Come to You. Andy de Emmony, 2010.
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Edition screened: Included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 52 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Wailing Well. David Bell, 1986.
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Edition screened: From the series Classic Ghost Stories of M.R. James and included in BFI DVD box set Ghost Stories for Christmas, released 2013. English language. Runtime approximately 14 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
Women in Cellblock 9 (Frauen für Zellenblock 9). Jesús “Jess” Franco, 1978.
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Edition screened: Full Moon DVD, released 2017. English dub. Runtime approximately 75 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals. A gerbil is introduced under tense circumstances, but is regarded gently and not harmed.
