The Corpse (1971)
- 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
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 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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Death by Invitation (1971)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.