---
title: 'Gothic (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ken Russell'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gothic-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091142/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Gothic (1986)

1986 · 87 min · Drama, Horror · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Gothic is a 1986 British psychological horror film directed by Ken Russell, starring Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron, Julian Sands as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley, Myriam Cyr as Claire Clairmont and Timothy Spall as Dr. John William Polidori. It features a soundtrack by Thomas Dolby, and marks Richardson and Cyr's film debut.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ken Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-russell)
- **Screenplay:** [Stephen Volk](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-volk)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Thomas Dolby](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-dolby)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mike Southon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-southon)

## Cast

- [Timothy Spall](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-spall)
- [Julian Sands](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-sands)
- [Myriam Cyr](https://cinepixo.com/people/myriam-cyr)
- [Ken Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-russell)
- [Andreas Wisniewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreas-wisniewski)
- [Natasha Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/natasha-richardson)
- [Dexter Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/dexter-fletcher)
- [Gabriel Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-byrne)

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