The Undertaker (2023 British film)

The Undertaker is a 2023 British thriller film written and directed by Michael Wright. The film starts Paul McGann as Arthur, Tara Fitzgerald as Vic and Murray Melvin as Lenny.

The Undertaker
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Directed by	Michael Wright
Screenplay by	Michael Wright
Produced by	Michael Wright Ben Hughes Roger Barclay Kate Terence Tom George Bob Cryer
Starring	Paul McGann Tara Fitzgerald Murray Melvin Roger Barclay Ray Emmet Brown
Cinematography	Luke Fleming
Edited by	Nicholas Fielden
Music by	Tess Tyler
Production company	Susceptor Films Ltd.
Release dates	3 November 2023 (2023-11-03) (premier) 12 February 2024 (2024-02-12) (internet)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Undertaker is a dark thriller blending mythic themes of loyalty and revenge,  good and evil as it explores the fragile, shadowy boundary between life and death.

In a small town in Northern England sometime in the 1960s, an undertaker is caught in a life and death moral dilemma, as he is coerced into disposing of the victims of a local gangster’s murderous power grab.

Arthur Morel’s life has been dedicated to ushering the deceased from the world of the living to the world of the dead, so when local gangster Finlay Unsworth makes Arthur an offer he can’t refuse, Arthur believes he can handle the situation. With retirement on the horizon, Arthur thinks he can just look the other way and take the money.

But as Finlay’s killing spree spirals out of control, Arthur realises he’s in well out of his depth. In fact he’s drowning. Realising he knows too much and that he will be the next one in a body bag, his only option is to turn amateur  vigilante and attempt to end the brutal reign of terror.

As Arthur is forced to face his own demons and confront Finlay, the small town murderous monster, he knows that the funerals are not over and that he is now heading to his own…  

The Undertaker was shot at Bristol's Bottleyard Studios over a period of 23 days and premiered in Bristol on 3 November 2023.^[1]

WINNER - Best Feature Belize International Film Festival 2024

WINNER - Best Feature UK Film Festival London 2024

WINNER - Best Feature Marbella International Film Festival 2024

"very atmospheric and original…a solid British noir crime thriller” **** Film1