Altar (2014 film)

This article is about the 2014 British horror film. For the 2016 American horror film, see Altar (2016 film).

2014 British horror thriller film

Altar

Written by| Nick Willing
Directed by| Nick Willing
Starring|

* Olivia Williams
* Matthew Modine
* Antonia Clarke
* Adam Thomas Wright

Music by| Simon Boswell
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
Production
Producers|

* Michele Camarda
* Robert Halmi Sr.
* Robert Halmi Jr.
* Jim Reeve
* Hugo Heppell

Cinematography| Jan Richter-Friis
Running time| 95 minutes
Production company| Great Point Media
Original release
Network| Channel 5
Release| 27 December 2014 (2014-12-27)

Altar (also known as The Haunting of Radcliffe House)[1] is a 2014 British horror thriller film written and directed by Nick Willing. It follows a family who move into a dilapidated old manor house on the Yorkshire Moors, only to discover that it has a dark past. The film stars Olivia Williams, Matthew Modine, Antonia Clarke, and Adam Thomas Wright.

## Plot

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Renovation expert Meg Hamilton, her husband Alec, and their children Penny and Harper move into a large country house on the Yorkshire Moors to supervise its restoration from a dilapidated B&B to its original Victorian grandeur. When Meg loses her London renovation team after an accident, then loses a local Yorkshire team too superstitious to continue, she is forced to carry on alone. The discovery of a secret attic room, a Rosicrucian mosaic, a bricked-up cellar, and many other unexplainable events gradually convince the Hamilton family that they are not only restoring the house, but also its original Victorian owners who died 150 years ago. Before they can escape, the house and its former occupants force them to spend one last, terrifying night under its roof.[2]

## Cast

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* Olivia Williams as Meg Hamilton
* Matthew Modine as Alec Hamilton
* Antonia Clarke as Penny Hamilton
* Adam Thomas Wright as Harper Hamilton
* Steve Oram as Nigel Lean
* Rebecca Calder as Isabella
* Stephen Chance as Chares Kendrick Walker
* Richard Dillane as Greg

## Release

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Altar premiered in the UK on 27 December 2014 as The Haunting of Radcliffe House on Channel 5.[1] Cinedigm and Great Point Media released the film on 17 February 2015 in the United States.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b The Haunting of Radcliffe House, Channel 5
2. ^ Rackham, Jane. "The Haunting of Radcliffe House". Radio Times. Immediate Media.
3. ^ Brad Miska (11 February 2015). "'Altar' Clip Writes Satanic Symbols in Blood". Bloody Disgusting.

## External links

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* Altar at IMDb
* Altar at Rotten Tomatoes

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Films directed by Nick Willing

* Photographing Fairies (1997)
* Alice in Wonderland (1999)
* Doctor Sleep (2002)
* The River King (2005)
* Baby Sellers (2013)
* Altar (2014)
* Paula Rego, Secrets & Stories (2017)
* Unstoppable. Sean Scully & The Art of Everything (2019)

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