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1985 British horror film
Underworld
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The film's poster, bearing its alternative title:
Transmutations
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Directed by
| George Pavlou
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Screenplay by
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Story by
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Produced by
| Kevin Attew
Don Hawkins
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Starring
| Denholm Elliott
Miranda Richardson
Steven Berkoff
Larry Lamb
Art Malik
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Cinematography
| Sydney Macartney
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Edited by
| Chris Ridsdale
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Music by
| Freur
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Release date
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- 29 November 1985
(
1985-11-29
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(UK)
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Running time
| 88 minutes
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Country
| United Kingdom
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Language
| English
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Underworld
(also called
Transmutations
) is a 1985 British
horror film
directed by
George Pavlou
, written by
Clive Barker
and James Caplin, and starring
Denholm Elliott
,
Nicola Cowper
,
Steven Berkoff
,
Larry Lamb
,
Ingrid Pitt
,
Irina Brook
and
Art Malik
.
The film's music was produced by Welsh
new wave
band
Freur
, which later evolved into the band
Underworld
, their name taken from the film's title.
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Plot
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Dr. Savary (Elliott), a sinister biochemist, has created a subhuman species that dwells in the
London Underground
. Addicted to Savary's mind-expanding drug, his creations suffer from grotesque disfigurements. The victims' only hope for an antidote lies in kidnapping Nicole (Cowper), a high-class
prostitute
. Roy Bain (Lamb), a fearless adventurer and Nicole's former lover, is hired to save her.
Cast
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Release
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After a quick cinema run in the UK, the film was given a
limited release
in the
United States
by
Empire Pictures
in April 1986. Two years later, the film was released on video cassette by
Vestron Video
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