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The Corpse (1971)

The Corpse poster
Original title
Crucible of Horror
Directed by
Viktors Ritelis
Genre
horror film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother and her daughter conspire to kill the abusive husband and father in the family. They set their plan in motion at his isolated hunting cottage.

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What happens

Crucible of Horror is a 1971 horror film directed by Viktors Ritelis, produced by Gabrielle Beaumont, and starring Michael Gough, Yvonne Mitchell, and Sharon Gurney. Its plot follows a mother who, along with her daughter, plots to murder her abusive husband at his hunting cottage. A co-production between the British Abacus Productions and the American-based Cannon Group, the film was shot in England in 1969 under the title The Velvet House. It was first released theatrically in the United States as Crucible of Horror, opening in New York City on 11 November 1971, and was released the United Kingdom the following year, under the title The Corpse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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