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The Iron Rose (1972)

The Iron Rose poster
Original title
La Rose de fer
Directed by
Jean Rollin
Genre
drama film, horror film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
12
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 81 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young couple wander through a cemetery and get trapped overnight in its maze of tombs. They face fear, confusion, and a descent into madness as night falls.

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What happens

The Iron Rose (French: La rose de fer, also known as The Crystal Rose) is a 1973 French horror drama film directed by Jean Rollin, and starring Françoise Pascal, Hugues Quester, Nathalie Perrey, Mireille Dargent, and Michel Dalessalle. It was his first film not to feature vampires, a theme for which he was best known, but it still features all the dream-like qualities associated with his films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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