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

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)

Trailer

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