Anyone remember a great little 1969 made-for-tv supernatural thriller Jourdan starred in with Brad Dillman and Lynda Day George called FEAR NO EVIL? Jourdan played a psychiatrist dealing with the girlfriend (George) of a deceased patient (Dillman) who is being entranced by the demon-posessed spirit of Dillman dwelling in an antique mirror. Jourdan is his usual poised, elegant self. I think a pre-Archie Bunker Carrol O'Connor was somewhere in there too.
It was stylishly directed by Paul Wendkos and sported Billy Goldenberg's debut score. For a made-for-tv effort it was surprisingly creepy and Goldenberg's score lifted it tremendously, showing his style fully formed from the beginning. The film was so well received it was followed a year later by the Jourdan starring sequel, RITUAL OF EVIL, also scored by Goldenberg.
Alas, like many Universal TV films, it remains unavailable on DVD or any other video format.
Anyone remember a great little 1969 made-for-tv supernatural thriller Jourdan starred in with Brad Dillman and Lynda Day George called FEAR NO EVIL? Jourdan played a psychiatrist dealing with the girlfriend (George) of a deceased patient (Dillman) who is being entranced by the demon-posessed spirit of Dillman dwelling in an antique mirror. Jourdan is his usual poised, elegant self. I think a pre-Archie Bunker Carrol O'Connor was somewhere in there too.
It was stylishly directed by Paul Wendkos and sported Billy Goldenberg's debut score. For a made-for-tv effort it was surprisingly creepy and Goldenberg's score lifted it tremendously, showing his style fully formed from the beginning. The film was so well received it was followed a year later by the Jourdan starring sequel, RITUAL OF EVIL, also scored by Goldenberg.
Alas, like many Universal TV films, it remains unavailable on DVD or any other video format.
I do remember this; it was a damn good little movie.
