The Premature Burial (1962)
- Directed by
- Roger Corman
- Genre
- drama film, horror film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 142 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy man is terrified of being buried alive due to a rare medical condition. He builds an elaborate tomb with escape mechanisms to calm his fears.
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What happens
The Premature Burial, also known as Premature Burial, is a 1962 American horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Alan Napier, Heather Angel and Richard Ney. The screenplay by Charles Beaumont and Ray Russell is based upon the 1844 short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe. It was the third in the series of eight Poe-themed pictures, known informally as the "Poe Cycle", directed by Corman for American International Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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