Difference between revisions of "The Crimson Cult"
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===Main Details=== | ===Main Details=== | ||
* Released in 1968 | * Released in 1968 | ||
* Color | |||
* Running Time: 89 min | USA: 87 min | * Running Time: 89 min | USA: 87 min | ||
* Production Co: Tigon British Film Productions | * Production Co: Tigon British Film Productions | ||
* Distribution Co: American International Pictures (AIP) (1970) (USA) (theatrical) | * Distribution Co: American International Pictures (AIP) (1970) (USA) (theatrical) | ||
* Directed by Vernon Sewell | * Directed by Vernon Sewell | ||
* Written by Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln, Jerry Sohl | * Written by Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln, Jerry Sohl and Gerry Levy, based on H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dreams in the Witch House" (uncredited) | ||
* Starring Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Barbara Steele | * Starring Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Barbara Steele | ||
* Produced by Louis M. Heyward, Gerry Levy, Tony Tenser | * Produced by Louis M. Heyward, Gerry Levy, Tony Tenser | ||
* Original Music by Peter Knight | * Original Music by Peter Knight | ||
* Cinematography by John Coquillon | * Cinematography by John Coquillon | ||
* Film Editing by Howard Lanning | * Film Editing by Howard Lanning | ||
===Plot Summary=== | |||
*When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming, and his niece more demonstrably so, Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia Morley, Black Witch of Greymarsh, hanging over everything. | |||
===Also Known As=== | ===Also Known As=== | ||
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* To spiti tou tromou (Greece) (reissue title) | * To spiti tou tromou (Greece) (reissue title) | ||
===Taglines=== | ===Taglines=== |
Revision as of 03:41, 27 September 2022
The Crimson Cult (1968, UK) is an Occult-Horror film directed by Vernon Sewell.
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Main Details
- Released in 1968
- Color
- Running Time: 89 min | USA: 87 min
- Production Co: Tigon British Film Productions
- Distribution Co: American International Pictures (AIP) (1970) (USA) (theatrical)
- Directed by Vernon Sewell
- Written by Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln, Jerry Sohl and Gerry Levy, based on H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dreams in the Witch House" (uncredited)
- Starring Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Barbara Steele
- Produced by Louis M. Heyward, Gerry Levy, Tony Tenser
- Original Music by Peter Knight
- Cinematography by John Coquillon
- Film Editing by Howard Lanning
Plot Summary
- When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming, and his niece more demonstrably so, Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia Morley, Black Witch of Greymarsh, hanging over everything.
Also Known As
- Curse of the Crimson Altar (UK) (original title)
- Der Fluch der Hexe (Germany) (TV title)
- Die Hexe des Grafen Dracula (Germany) (DVD title)
- La maison ensorcelée (France)
- Le messe nere (Italy)
- Black Horror - Le Messe Nere (Italy)
- O pyrgos tou tromou (Greece) (video title)
- Oi vrykolakes stinoun horo (Greece)
- Schwarze Messe auf blutrotem Altar (Germany)
- The Crimson Altar (USA) (poster title)
- To spiti tou tromou (Greece) (reissue title)
Taglines
- Come face to face with naked fear on the altar of evil! | What obscene prayer or human sacrifice can satisfy the Devil-God?