Wraiths of Roanoke
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Wraiths of Roanoke is a 2007
Sci Fi original movie, directed by Matt Codd and stars Adrian Paul
, Frida Show, Rhett Giles, Michael Teh, and George Calil
.
The film follows the 16th–century English settlers in America, who are besieged by wraiths
. Ostensibly, it is based on the disappearance of the third Roanoke Colony
. The film premiered on the Sci Fi Channel
on October 13, 2007. It was rated TV–14.
. English settlers arrive by ship at Roanoke Island
with an Indian
escort. When the settlers arrive, they find the colony abandoned by the previous occupants, except for one body. They find a corpse hanging from a rope inside a small building, with the door bolted from the inside. The English governor
sent with the settlers dismisses this as an intimidation tactic by the Spanish. The governor is forced to return to England
to gather supplies, and names settler Ananias Dare (Adrian Paul
) interim governor, backed with the strong arm of George Howe (Rhett Giles). That evening, Anania's pregnant wife Eleanor Dare (Frida Show) is sleeping, when suddenly, she has a gruesome dream that her nightgown
is covered in blood, with her baby taken from her womb. She runs out into the middle of the town square, and finds a ghost
with her baby. She wakes up deeply shaken, and warns Ananias that it might be better for them to return to England. He dismisses this, but settlers begin dying in the woods one by one. Eleanor mysteriously gives birth prematurely, but the baby girl, whom they name Virginia, is thankfully born safely. Crops won't grow in the island's soil, and there are no animals in the forest. More settlers begin dying, and it soon becomes apparent that there is a supernatural presence on the island.
Eleanor continues to get disturbing dreams, and eventually the dreams reveal that the island was the location of a brutal execution of an innocent woman and a few other men by Vikings
. Long before, a ship of Viking warriors suffered misfortune and blamed it on one of the women and a few of the men traveling on the ship with them. They took them to the island and tortured them to death, and because of this the souls of the evil Viking men and the other men and the single woman are still trapped on the island in a state between life and death. Ananias Dare must work with a local Indian chief and his own townspeople to find a way to send the evil wraiths out of this world and into hell where they belong.
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Sci Fi original movie, directed by Matt Codd and stars Adrian Paul
Adrian Paul
Adrian Paul Hewett , better known as Adrian Paul, is an actor best known for his role on the television series Highlander: The Series as Duncan MacLeod. In 1997, he founded The Peace Fund charitable organization.-Early life:...
, Frida Show, Rhett Giles, Michael Teh, and George Calil
George Calil
George Calil is an English actor and is the son of businessman Ely Calil.His most notable role to date was in the TV mini-series Band of Brothers where he portrayed Sergeant James H. "Mo" Alley, Jr....
.
The film follows the 16th–century English settlers in America, who are besieged by wraiths
Wraith
Wraith is a Scottish dialectical word for "ghost, spirit", see Ghosts in European culture.Wraith or The Wraith may also refer to:-Entertainment:*Wraith: The Oblivion, a role-playing game*The Wraith, a 1986 movie starring Charlie Sheen...
. Ostensibly, it is based on the disappearance of the third Roanoke Colony
Roanoke Colony
The Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island in Dare County, present-day North Carolina, United States was a late 16th-century attempt to establish a permanent English settlement in what later became the Virginia Colony. The enterprise was financed and organized by Sir Walter Raleigh and carried out by...
. The film premiered on the Sci Fi Channel
Sci Fi Channel (United States)
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
on October 13, 2007. It was rated TV–14.
Plot
The film opens with a 16th–century island colony in VirginiaVirginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. English settlers arrive by ship at Roanoke Island
Roanoke Island
Roanoke Island is an island in Dare County near the coast of North Carolina, United States. It was named after the historical Roanoke Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the area in the 16th century at the time of English exploration....
with an Indian
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
escort. When the settlers arrive, they find the colony abandoned by the previous occupants, except for one body. They find a corpse hanging from a rope inside a small building, with the door bolted from the inside. The English governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
sent with the settlers dismisses this as an intimidation tactic by the Spanish. The governor is forced to return to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to gather supplies, and names settler Ananias Dare (Adrian Paul
Adrian Paul
Adrian Paul Hewett , better known as Adrian Paul, is an actor best known for his role on the television series Highlander: The Series as Duncan MacLeod. In 1997, he founded The Peace Fund charitable organization.-Early life:...
) interim governor, backed with the strong arm of George Howe (Rhett Giles). That evening, Anania's pregnant wife Eleanor Dare (Frida Show) is sleeping, when suddenly, she has a gruesome dream that her nightgown
Nightgown
A nightgown is a loosely hanging item of nightwear. Nowadays the term is almost exclusively applied to women's nightwear. A nightgown is typically made from cotton, silk, satin, or nylon...
is covered in blood, with her baby taken from her womb. She runs out into the middle of the town square, and finds a ghost
Ghost
In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to...
with her baby. She wakes up deeply shaken, and warns Ananias that it might be better for them to return to England. He dismisses this, but settlers begin dying in the woods one by one. Eleanor mysteriously gives birth prematurely, but the baby girl, whom they name Virginia, is thankfully born safely. Crops won't grow in the island's soil, and there are no animals in the forest. More settlers begin dying, and it soon becomes apparent that there is a supernatural presence on the island.
Eleanor continues to get disturbing dreams, and eventually the dreams reveal that the island was the location of a brutal execution of an innocent woman and a few other men by Vikings
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
. Long before, a ship of Viking warriors suffered misfortune and blamed it on one of the women and a few of the men traveling on the ship with them. They took them to the island and tortured them to death, and because of this the souls of the evil Viking men and the other men and the single woman are still trapped on the island in a state between life and death. Ananias Dare must work with a local Indian chief and his own townspeople to find a way to send the evil wraiths out of this world and into hell where they belong.
Cast
- Adrian PaulAdrian PaulAdrian Paul Hewett , better known as Adrian Paul, is an actor best known for his role on the television series Highlander: The Series as Duncan MacLeod. In 1997, he founded The Peace Fund charitable organization.-Early life:...
as Ananias Dare - Frida Show as Eleanor Dare
- Rhett Giles as George Howe
- Michael Teh as Manteo
- Mari Mascaro as Elizabeth Viccars
- Alex McArthur as John White
- George CalilGeorge CalilGeorge Calil is an English actor and is the son of businessman Ely Calil.His most notable role to date was in the TV mini-series Band of Brothers where he portrayed Sergeant James H. "Mo" Alley, Jr....
as Thomas Stevens - Doug Dearth as Gregory Hemphill
- Atanas Srebrev as Samuel Fillon
- Hristo Mitzkov as Ambrose Viccars
- Velislav Pavlov as Gaius Callis
- Rafael Jordan as Christopher Harvie
- Jonas Talkington as William Stark
- Suzette Kolaga as Emme Merrimoth
- Terence H. WinklessTerence H. WinklessTerence H. Winkless is a producer, director, and writer of motion pictures and television, and cast member of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, playing Bingo the Gorilla.-Early life:...
as Father Jacob - Alex Revan as Feldon
- Ivo Simeonov as Lee Bamber
- George Zlatarev as Simon Fernandes