Castle of the Living Dead (1964)
- Original title
- Il castello dei morti vivi
- Directed by
- Luciano Ricci, Michael Reeves
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 37 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 traveling group of performers stumble upon a remote castle owned by a sinister count. The count has a strange secret involving a collection of frozen human figures and a dangerous potion.
gothicmacabreatmosphericlow-budgetcreepyeeriebizarre
What happens
Castle of the Living Dead (Italian: Il castello dei morti vivi, also released Crypt of Horror) is a 1964 horror film written and directed by Warren Kiefer, and starring Christopher Lee, Gaia Germani, Philippe Leroy, Mirko Valentin, and Donald Sutherland. It was Sutherland's first credited film appearance, and Kiefer's directorial debut. The film was an international co-production between Italian and French companies, and premiered in Italy on August 5, 1964. Since its release, a number of contradictory production histories concerning Castle of the Living Dead have surfaced, with the film's direction being variously attributed to Kiefer (who was credited with the alias "Lorenzo Sabatini" on Italian prints), Riccardo Freda, or Luciano Ricci (credited as "Herbert Wise"). Other mysteries include the extent of assistant director Michael Reeves' involvement in the production, and whether or not Mario Bava provided special effects for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Tomb of Torture (1963)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.