Theatre of Blood (1973)
- Directed by
- Douglas Hickox
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, horror film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 253 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 Shakespearean actor is driven mad by negative reviews from a group of critics. He murders each critic using a method based on a death scene from one of Shakespeare's plays.
darkly comiccampytheatricalmorbidstylizedwittygrislysatirical
What happens
Theatre of Blood (released as Theater of Blood in the United States) is a 1973 British horror comedy film directed by Douglas Hickox. It stars Vincent Price as a deranged Shakespearean actor who takes revenge on his critics, using methods inspired by death scenes from the Bard's plays. Diana Rigg co-stars as his daughter and confidant. The ensemble supporting cast features Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, Coral Browne, Jack Hawkins, Michael Hordern, Arthur Lowe, Robert Morley, Milo O'Shea, Diana Dors, Dennis Price, and Robert Coote in one of his final roles. The film was released by United Artists on March 16, 1973, receiving both critical and commercial success. Considered a cult film, Theatre of Blood is well-regarded by fans of Vincent Price, and was considered by both Price and Diana Rigg as one of their favourite of their own films. A stage adaptation was produced at the Royal National Theatre in 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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