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

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)

Trailer

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