During a cricket match at a lunatic asylum, patient Crossley (Alan Bates)
relates a strange story to a composer Anthony Fielding (John Hurt) and his wife
Rachel (Suzannah York). Crossley once lived with Australian aborigines, who
taught him the secret of a deadly shout which has the power to kill anyone
within earshot. Crossley moves in with the couple and starts an affair with
Rachel. Meanwhile, Anthony wants to harness the energy of 'the shout'
for his music and will not rest until he has discovered the truth about his
guest's stange powers...
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