The Treasure of Abbot Thomas

(TV movie)
Short / Mystery
UK, 1974, 37 min

Directed by:

Lawrence Gordon Clark

Based on:

M.R. James (short story)

Composer:

Geoffrey Burgon

Plots(1)

Pride comes before a fall in John Bowen' adaptation of M.R. James' tale of a treasure hunt with a sticky end. Michael Bryant plays The Reverend Somerton whose self-assured intellectual arrogance masks a naked greed. (British Film Institute (BFI))