brought them to England. The next morning 5 people land by helicopter on the estate lawn. Each wears the same ring on their finger. When one of the newcomers a championship swimmer, drowns in the pool, something isn't right. Later that night Katharine Ross is summoned upstairs to receive the "blessing of the ring", by the very man who invited them to come and is now dying upstairs and looks to be much older when involved in the accident the day before. Now they are trapped in the house, each of the guests dies one by one. Each has sold his sold to the devil and only one can inherit the "Legacy". The best mumbo jumbo Hollywood has ever served up. Not dated at all, and the theme song by Kikki Dee is terrific! DON'T MISS THIS ONE!

life. Only one, of them will be the chosen, is it a blessing? Depends on one's perspective. For the time period, it pushed borders, and was well done. I am sure if you are a perceptive individual you'll find much symbolism in this movie. Enou it and remember it is not digitally mastered.

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garden. A garden of Eden to be more precise. When Maggie tries to convince Pete that going to England is what they should do -- she then throws him an orange forbidden fruit anyone? which solidifies the symbolism that going to England will be their ruination and they should have stayed happily in their garden of Eden ala Adam and Eve .Watching the movie closely you will see how the couple really agrees on very little. Elliott is always trying to stay one step ahead of the Satanic kooks at Ravenhurst and Maggie keeps them in check by playing along with them. Now besides the fact that she is the re-incarnation of a Luciferian -- watch the shower scene closely -- she throws logs in the fire just as Sam Elliott starts to get burned with scalding water. As the other deaths take place Jason Mountolive looms in the background see Maria's drowning and Clive's choking , but he's nowhere to be seen when Sam starts scalding in the shower. My guess is that Maggie subconsciously knows she is tied to this Satanic legacy and is trying to work her boyfriend out of the picture.Sam Elliott is the hero of the picture and Maggie Walsh is the real threat or villianess. Mountolive, though he may be an ancient and vile creature is dying and his powers are gradually diminishing. Maggie is slowing gaining his powers. Watch who kills Grenier when the gun backfires -- it is of course Maggie. After reading the novelization I am positively sure this film had scenes deleted which further strengthened the idea that Pete and Maggie don't get along well and their relationship is coming to an end. In most ordinary cases two people split up -- but in this story the woman becomes the epitome of evil and eventually "hypnotizes" Pete to stay by her side at the film's conclusion. I think that the deaths are pretty graphic and unnerving especially Clive's choking to death and botched tracheotomy as well as the swimming pool drowning that really has no other answer except "supernaturally incurred".All in all this is a frightening film with great subtext and symbolism both religious and otherwise about how two people can grow apart and how that not only hurts the relationship but the people around them eg, the guests who die horribly at the mansion . Under-rated, classy horror flick from England's Jimmy Sangster Amicus films and the director of RETURN OF THE JEDI Richard Marquand .

on this old country road when they get into an accident involving Jason Mt. Olive John Standing . Jason takes them to his mansion while their motorcycle gets repaired. Once there they make themselves at home. They meet this creep nurse, nurse Adams Margaret Tyzack . She is not only weird and standoffish; but she seems to have the ability to transform into a cat. Later that day they realize they are not the only guests to arrive. Four others arrive by helicopter, while a fifth comes later, Clive Roger Daughtry . It seems they have all arrived because Jason is very ill. I have no idea what he is suffering from, at first I thought Leprosy, but no; the movie never explains his illness. Once the six individuals arrive they get to know each other a little. They all seem to have some bond with Jason. Once there strange killing begin, such as, a drowning, choking, stabbing; and burning. The killings all have something to do with each individuals background. It is a pay you dues type judgment each will receive. The one that sticks out the most Clive's. It's dinner time and the main meal is chicken or ham. Clive has some ham and pate, no chicken. He suddenly begins to choke, when all else fails Nurse Adams comes in. In a last ditch effort she preforms a tracheotomy. She pulls out a small chicken bone, he only had ham and pate. Pete is outraged at her, because of the procedure he demands she call the cops. Maggie discovers that all the people at Jason's house practice some sort of black magic. Later in the movie she finds this picture of a Lady Margaret Walshingham. This freaks her out, so some how she is a descendant. Lady Margaret Washingham was Jason Mt. Olive's mother, she supposedly was burned at the stake for her involvement in witchcraft. It seems that once the others meet their demise at the hands of Jason, Maggie is the one who is granted the ultimate power. I guess because she had nothing bad in her background; and she looks exactly like his mother. Before Jason passes he explains to her about the ritual. He tells her now that she is granted the ultimate power she will need to find six people to continue this rite of power. It's a find six people buy their lives. She will know everything about them and when it comes to pass the torch she will pick one of her minions to continue the cycle. I love this movie because it has a great plot and it's very suspenseful. The ending is awesome because she as well as Pete both have the power. The Legacy has stood the test of time, a great horror film. It has it all minus the excessive gore, you might see in SAW or Hostel. It truly is a shame they don't make horror films like The Legacy anymore, Thank GOD for DVD's.THX, Kris L. CocKayne

perfectly sinister as the nurse, and Charles Gray hisses his lines to perfection. The scene that most remember - the trapped-underwater death - is still as effective and haunting as it was in the film's original release.Now that it's available again, "The Legacy" is worth re-visiting.

to inherit a vast fortune but all is not what it seems as the respective heirs start to die in mysterious circumstances.The Who's Roger Daltery has a small part which arguably could of been played by Mick Jagger!, Genre favorite Charles 'Rocky Horror' Gray also stars in this largely unseen British production which has surprisingly has not been updated! there are some terrific or is that horrific? gore sequences Horror fans will enjoy! witness the now infamous pool scene!

a good film. it's supernatural. don't expect gore and monsters. the horrors are more subtle, but it's a standout.