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[[caption-width-right:307:Have you guessed who the werewolf is? You have 30 seconds to give your answer.]]

->''This film is a detective story-- in which you are the detective. The question is not "Who is the murderer?"-- But "Who is the werewolf?" After all the clues have been shown-- You will get a chance to give your answer. Watch for The Werewolf Break.''
-->-- The opening narration

And that's essentially the gist of it. Rich hunter Tom Newcliffe invites several people to his mansion, the reason being that he desires to hunt for a new, more dangerous game; a werewolf. And he knows that one of his guests is one.

Starring Calvin Lockhart, the film was released in the 1974 to cash in the {{blaxploitation}} craze. It is based on the story "There Shall Be No Darkness" by Creator/JamesBlish.

!!Examples in this film:

* AcquittedTooLate: [[spoiler:Caroline is first one to transform into a werewolf after the Werewolf Break, but it then tuns out that she was bitten the real werewolf]].
* AlliterativeName: The pianist Jan Jarmokowski.
* AnswerCut:
-->'''Paul''': (Looks out of the window) "A full moon! Shame that nobody thought to order-"
-->'''Tom''': (Enters the room) "Wolfbane?"
* AnAxeToGrind: The person who is the werewolf tries to kill Tom with a hatchet.
* BillingDisplacement: Creator/PeterCushing get the top billing over Calvin Lockhart in the video releases.
* BloodyHandprint: Can be seen in [[spoiler:Bennington]]'s room when he is found dead.
* CarChase: Short one ensues when Jan tries to escape from Newcliffe's manor.
* ChairReveal: Used when Tom finds Pavel's corpse.
* CoversAlwaysLie: Along with the billing, Cushing also hogs the cover, due to his horror image status.
* DrivenToSuicide: After [[spoiler:killing the werewolf, Necliffe kills himself so that he won't turn into one]].
* DrivingQuestion: Who is the werewolf?
* EgomaniacHunter: Tom Newcliffe.
* EyeScream: Pavel's corpse has one of its eyes gouged out.
* FakeOutOpening; The film opens with Newcliffe being chased around with a helicopter and men with guns. Turns out he is just testing his new security system.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Tom, what if the werewolf turns out to be me?" "[[FingerGun Pow]]!"
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Panicking Davina gets slapped.
* HollywoodDarkness
* IAmAHumanitarian: Paul ate a piece human flesh when he was still a doctor.
* MercyKill: Tom kills his dog after it suffers a fatal wound from the werewolf.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: There's a lot of discussion about if silver affects them or not. The answer is somewhere in between.
* RedHerringMole: [[spoiler:Paul Foot]]
* TheReveal: And the werewolf is: [[spoiler:Jan the pianist]].
* SensorSuspense: Used when Tom is hunting the werewolf on the first night.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Dr. Lundgren and the diplomat Bennington play a game of chess.
* StakingTheLovedOne: [[spoiler:Tom is forced to shoot his wife Caroline when she turns into a werewolf]].
* SuperWindowJump: The werewolf jumps through a window to kill Pavel.
* TeacherStudentRomance: How Jan and Davina became a couple.
* ThisWasHisTrueForm
* TitleDrop:
-->'''Tom''': "Tonight is my last chance, the last night of the full moon. And I warn you both; tonight, the beast must die, and will."
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