From Beyond the Grave (1973)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.6/10   

Director:

Kevin Connor

Escritores:

R. Chetwynd-Hayes (stories)
Raymond Christodoulou (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

noviembre 1975 (USA)

Género:

Fantasía | Horror

Frase comercial:

Terror to delight worshippers of the Macabre.

Plot:

Anthology film from Amicus adapted from four short stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes strung together about...

Plot Keywords:

Antique | Anthology | Shop | Mirror | Antique Dealer

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Excellent Amicus anthology

Reparto

Ian Bannen	...	Christopher Lowe (segment "An Act of Kindness")
Ian Carmichael	...	Reggie Warren (segment "The Elemental")
Peter Cushing	...	Antique Shop Proprietor
Diana Dors	...	Mabel Lowe (segment "Act of Kindness, An")
Margaret Leighton	...	Madame Orloff (segment "Elemental, The")
Donald Pleasence	...	Jim Underwood (segment "Act of Kindness, An")
Nyree Dawn Porter	...	Susan Warren (segment "Elemental, The")
David Warner	...	Edward Charlton (segment "Gate Crasher, The")
Ian Ogilvy	...	William Seaton (segment "Door, The")
Lesley-Anne Down	...	Rosemary Seaton (segment "Door, The")
Jack Watson	...	Sir Michael Sinclair (segment "Door, The")
Angela Pleasence	...	Emily Underwood (segment "An Act of Kindness")
Wendy Allnutt	...	Pamela (segment "Gate Crasher, The")
Rosalind Ayres	...	Prostitute / Edward's first victim (segment "Gate Crasher, The")
Tommy Godfrey	...	Mr. Jeffries

También conocida como:

Creatures (USA) (reissue title)
Creatures from Beyond the Grave
Tales from Beyond the Grave
Tales from the Beyond
The Undead
Cuentos de ultratumba (Spain) [es]
Más allá de la tumba (Spain) [es]

Duración:

Spain:94 min | USA:97 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.66 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Australia:M | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | UK:X (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Windsor and Eton Railway Station, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Compañía:

Amicus Productions

Trivialidades:

Marcel Steiner was dubbed by Robert Rietty

Errores:

Errores cometidos por los personajes (posiblemente errores deliberados por los cineastas): In the segment "Act of Kindness", the ex-service man's sign is misspelt (the R is missing).

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Horror Business (2005) (V)

Excellent Amicus anthology

Amicus are famous for the anthology films, and that's hardly surprising since they made so many. The majority of the anthologies they made are entertaining, and I don't think I've ever really seen a bad one; Asylum, The Vault of Horror and The House That Dripped Blood usually, and rightly, are the highest regarded among the films that Amicus made. From Beyond the Grave is one of the lesser known anthology films; but don't let that faze you, because this collection of four short horror tales is good fun, and while I cant say this is the best Amicus omnibus, it's definitely up there! These films usually feature some sort of creepy wraparound story, and the one here focuses on an old antique store. Not very original, but the store is staffed by Peter Cushing (complete with dodgy accent!) so I could forgive the lack of originality. Cushing antique shop owner doesn't like it when people try and rip him off, but plenty of his customers do; and they all come a cropper when they discover the terrible secret of the item they've just bought (or robbed) from his store!

These films don't usually put the best story first, and this one doesn't either. The first tale, titled "The Gate Crasher" stars David Warner and has a sort of Hellraiser feel about it, as he buys an old mirror from the antique store and it turns out to be inhabited by a ghost like thing that entices Warner into bringing it fresh blood. It's not a bad story, though I feel that more could have been made of it. Story number two is the best and focuses on a man who steals a war medal from the antique store to impress a former army man and ends up getting more than he bargained for. This tale is very strange and stars Donald Pleasance in one of his weirder roles. It's imaginative and inventive, and therefore interesting as it's impossible to tell where it's going. Story number three, "The Elemental" is a fun little story, though there isn't really a great deal of point to it. The fourth and final tale would appear to be the centrepiece and focuses on an old wooden door that gives way to an expansive blue room. This is a decent little story and we get to watch Lesley-Anne Down wielding an axe, which makes it worthwhile. Overall, From Beyond the Grave is everything an anthology should be: it's fun and interesting in the right places. There's plenty of plot holes, but also no need to pay them any mind. From Beyond the Grave comes highly recommended to horror fans!