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
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 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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