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   <div class="large-6 columns">'''The Comedy of Terrors''' ([[:Category:1964|1964]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Horror/Thrillers|Horror]]-[[:Category:Comedy|Comedy]] film directed by Jacques Tourneur.  
   <div class="large-6 columns">'''The Comedy of Terrors''' ([[:Category:1964|1964]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Horror/Thrillers|Horror]]-[[:Category:Comedy|Comedy]] film directed by Jacques Tourneur.  
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====Main Details====
 
* Released in 1964 | Color
===Main Details===
* Released in 1964  
* Color
* Running Time: 84 Min.  
* Running Time: 84 Min.  
* Production Co: Alta Vista Productions
* Production Co: Alta Vista Productions
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* Original Music by Les Baxter
* Original Music by Les Baxter
* Cinematography by Floyd Crosby
* Cinematography by Floyd Crosby
* Film Editing by Anthony Carras  
* Film Editing by Anthony Carras
====Also Known As====
 
* Il Clan del terrore (Italy) | La Comèdia dels horrors (Spain) (Catalan title) | La Comedia de los horrores (Spain) | Le Croque-mort s'en mêle (France) | Farsa Trágica (Brazil) | Hautaustoimisto hädässä (Finland) (TV title) | Komödie des Grauens (Germany) | Komedi i skräck (Sweden) | Liget går amok (Denmark) | O Miou Três Vezes (Portugal) | Operation i skräck (Sweden) | To Pandoheion ton zontanon nekron (Greece) | Ruhe Sanft GmbH (Germany) | The Graveside Story
===Plot Summary===
====Taglines====
*Dishonest undertaker Waldo Trumbull and his sidekick Felix Gillie are creating their own customers when they cannot find willing ones.  
* Your favorite creeps...together again! | They put new life in the undertaking business! | A grave case of greed gone too far! | A macabre romp featuring 4 great names from the Horror Hall of Fame!
 
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===Also Known As===
* Il Clan del terrore (Italy)  
* La Comèdia dels horrors (Spain) (Catalan title)  
* La Comedia de los horrores (Spain)  
* Le Croque-mort s'en mêle (France)  
* Farsa Trágica (Brazil)  
* Hautaustoimisto hädässä (Finland) (TV title)  
* Komödie des Grauens (Germany)  
* Komedi i skräck (Sweden)  
* Liget går amok (Denmark)  
* O Miou Três Vezes (Portugal)  
* Operation i skräck (Sweden)  
* To Pandoheion ton zontanon nekron (Greece)  
* Ruhe Sanft GmbH (Germany)  
* The Graveside Story
 
===Taglines===
* Your favorite creeps...together again!  
* They put new life in the undertaking business!  
* A grave case of greed gone too far!  
* A macabre romp featuring 4 great names from the Horror Hall of Fame!


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[[Category:1964|Comedy of Terrors]][[Category:Films|Comedy of Terrors]][[Category: Horror/Thrillers|Comedy of Terrors]][[Category:Comedy|Comedy of Terrors]][[Category:The Metro Drive-In|Comedy of Terrors]][[Category:American International Pictures|Comedy of Terrors]][[Category:Vincent Price|Comedy of Terrors]][[Category: Les Baxter|Comedy of Terrors]][[Category:USA|Comedy of Terrors]]

Revision as of 20:14, 20 June 2021

The Comedy of Terrors (1964, USA) is a Horror-Comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur.

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Main Details

  • Released in 1964
  • Color
  • Running Time: 84 Min.
  • Production Co: Alta Vista Productions
  • Distribution Co: American International Pictures (AIP) (1964) (USA) (theatrical)
  • Directed by Jacques Tourner
  • Written by Richard Matheson
  • Starring: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Joyce Jameson, Beverly Powers
  • Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, Anthony Carras, Richard Matheson, James H. Nicholson
  • Original Music by Les Baxter
  • Cinematography by Floyd Crosby
  • Film Editing by Anthony Carras

Plot Summary

  • Dishonest undertaker Waldo Trumbull and his sidekick Felix Gillie are creating their own customers when they cannot find willing ones.

Also Known As

  • Il Clan del terrore (Italy)
  • La Comèdia dels horrors (Spain) (Catalan title)
  • La Comedia de los horrores (Spain)
  • Le Croque-mort s'en mêle (France)
  • Farsa Trágica (Brazil)
  • Hautaustoimisto hädässä (Finland) (TV title)
  • Komödie des Grauens (Germany)
  • Komedi i skräck (Sweden)
  • Liget går amok (Denmark)
  • O Miou Três Vezes (Portugal)
  • Operation i skräck (Sweden)
  • To Pandoheion ton zontanon nekron (Greece)
  • Ruhe Sanft GmbH (Germany)
  • The Graveside Story

Taglines

  • Your favorite creeps...together again!
  • They put new life in the undertaking business!
  • A grave case of greed gone too far!
  • A macabre romp featuring 4 great names from the Horror Hall of Fame!
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