Tam Lin (aka The Devil's Widow) (DVD)

They called her the Devil's Widow she drained them of their manhood and then of their lives! Legendary Hollywood goddess, Ava Gardner (One Touch of Venus) delivers a mesmerizing performance in director Roddy McDowall's wickedly suspenseful tale of decadent young thrill-seekers and the sinister seductress who holds them spellbound. Amid the dawn-to-dusk revelry at the fabulous country estate of wealthy and sophisticated Mrs. Cazaret (Gardner), the impulsive Tom Lynn (Ian McShane, TV's Deadwood) discovers that being the life of this party could have murderous consequences. The top-notch cast includes Stephanie Beacham (TV's the Colbys, Dynasty), Cyril Cusack (Fahrenheit 451), Richard Wattis (The Importance of Being Ernest) and Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous). Acting great Roddy McDowall's one and only directorial effort. Beautifully shot in scope by Billy Williams (Gandhi).

Starring: Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Stephanie Beacham, Cyril Cusack, Richard Wattis, Sinead Cusack, Pamela Farbrother, Peter Hinwood, Oliver Norman, Pamela Fairbrother, Sinéad Cusack, David Whitman, Madeline Smith, Fabia Drake, Jenny Hanley, Joanna Lumley, Bruce Robinson, Rosemary Blake, Michael Bills, Hayward Morse, Julian Barnes, Virginia Tingwell, Jan Dinnen, Andrew Grant, Don Hawkins, Delia Lindsay, Linda Marlowe, Michael Mundell, Yvonne Quenet, Erika Raffael, Jocelyne Sbath, Christopher Williams, Jimmy Winston, Roddy McDowall

Director: Alan Ladd, Jr., Anthony B. Unger, Grant Whytock, Henry T. Weinstein, Stanley Mann

Rating: PG13