A Warning To The Curious - 1972 - 6/10

There were three buried crowns that guarded the realm in times of war.
Two were lost. The third has been safeguarded, for generations, by a highly protective family.
Until the archeologists started digging. Amateurs, at that.
Mr. Paxton has sniffed out a trail, leading to Seaburgh.
Along the way, warnings and close looks are given, which he ignores.
The fever of the hunt possesses him.
Unsettling M R James adaptation, shot mostly in broad daylight.
Possibly too slow for the impatient, yet the lethargic pace adds to the tension.