The Sleep of Death (1981)

Directed by

Calvin Floyd

Genre

horror film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man travels to a remote inn in 19th century France. He becomes entangled with a mysterious countess and uncovers dark secrets.

atmosphericgothicslow-burncreepymysteriousbroodingold-fashioned

What happens

Sleep of Death (a.k.a. The Inn of the Flying Dragon or The Sleep of Death) is a 1980 Swedish-Irish historical horror film written and directed by Calvin Floyd and starring Per Oscarsson, Curd Jürgens, Patrick Magee and Marilù Tolo.The film was shot in 1977. It is based on the 1872 novella The Room in the Dragon Volant by Sheridan Le Fanu. The film's Swedish title is Ondskans Värdshus. It was released in Sweden in 1981. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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