Murrain

Jul 27, 1975

0h 55m

★ 6.7

Overview

When a mystery illness infects the pigs of a village farmer and a local boy is also taken ill, the villagers try to convince a veterinarian that it is caused by a curse from a woman they believe to be a witch.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Mystery

TV Movie

Production Companies

Associated Television

Murrain Trailers

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Cast

Alan Crich

David Simeon

Beeley

Bernard Lee

Mrs. Clemson

Una Brandon-Jones

Leach

David Neal

Mrs. Leach

Marjorie Yates

Coker

John Golightly

Tom Start

Raymond Platt

Jimmy

Ray Dunbobbin

Leach's Son

Philip Gilman

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