The Ballad of Tam Lin

Name: The Ballad of Tam Lin
Cast: Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Richard Wattis, Cyril Cusack, Stephanie Beacham

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Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Roddy McDowallWriter: William SpierProducers: Alan Ladd Jr., Anthony B. Unger, Elliott Kastner, Henry T. Weinstein, Jerry Gershwin, Stanley Mann

Ava Gardner

as Michaela Cazaret

Ian McShane

as Tom Lynn

Richard Wattis

as Elroy

Cyril Cusack

as Vicar Julian Ainsley

Stephanie Beacham

as Janet Ainsley

David Whitman

as Oliver

Fabia Drake

as Miss Gibson

Sinéad Cusack

as Rose

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