Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.2/10   

Director:

Vernon Sewell

Escritores:

Mervyn Haisman (screenplay) and
Henry Lincoln (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

15 abril 1970 (USA)

Género:

Horror

Frase comercial:

Come face to face with naked fear on the altar of evil!

Plot:

When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from...

Plot Keywords:

H.P. Lovecraft | Virgin | Professor | Fire | Sacrifice

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Which witch do you wish to meet?

Reparto

Boris Karloff	...	Professor Marsh
Christopher Lee	...	Morley
Mark Eden	...	Robert Manning
Barbara Steele	...	Lavinia
Michael Gough	...	Elder
Virginia Wetherell	...	Eve
Rosemarie Reede	...	Esther
Derek Tansley	...	Judge
Michael Warren	...	Chauffeur
Ron Pember	...	Petrol attendant
Denys Peek	...	Peter Manning
Nicholas Head	...	Blacksmith
Nita Lorraine	...	Woman with whip
Carol Anne	...	1st Virgin
Jenny Shaw	...	2nd Virgin

También conocida como:

The Crimson Cult (USA)

Duración:

89 min | USA:87 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Norway:16 | UK:15 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Grim's Dyke House, Old Redding, Harrow Weald, Middlesex, England, UK

Compañía:

Tigon British Film Productions

Trivialidades:

The house used in the film is Grim's Dyke House (now a hotel) in Harrow Weald, Middlesex. The house was formerly the home of William S. Gilbert of Gilbert & Sullivan fame.

Errores:

Errores que Revelan: After the firemen turn on the water valves on the fire engine they take the ladder on wheels to the house. However when they cross over the hose pipes you can see that they lie flat on the ground so clearly no water is running through them.

Citas:

Eve Morley: It's like a house from one of those old horror films.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Fantastic Fantasy Fright-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)

Which witch do you wish to meet?

A nicely filmed horror movie,unfortunately marred by a botched ending which does not answer all the questions.The main asset is the cast:Boris Karloff,Christopher Lee and Barbara Steele ,all veterans of the genre.

But their parts are underwritten and the real star is actually Mark Eden as Robert Manning,in search of his brother Peter ,an antique dealer ,who disappeared after a visit to a Gothic desirable mansion. Manning,arriving at the place finds weird people ,a mute half wit and a sinister-looking professor(and a gorgeous blonde too).At night,he has bad dreams (which bear the appropriate scars of time: of course there are psychedelic effects!).He begins to investigate and to wonder whether his nightmares might not be reality as he discovers a strange attic.