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The Castle of the Living Dead
The Castle of the Living Dead

6.0

The Castle of the Living Dead

NR·1964·90m

Summary

Count Drago invites over entertainers to his castle, but what the people don't know is that Drago mummifies animals and humans!

Crew

Director, Writer

Warren Kiefer

Writer

Michael Reeves

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

December 2, 2024

6

At first sight, this looks remarkably humdrum, but it's a bit better than that. Christopher Lee's outwardly benign "Count Drago" invites a travelling troupe of performers to stay and perform at his castle. Before long, things start going drastically wrong for them. All humankind is reflected in this film - we have a witch, a dwarf, a deaf mute and lots of creatures that look like the product of the taxidermist's art - but are they really? It's eerily told, very much in the Hammer mould, this story - with quite a bit of suspense as we gradually get to the truth. Keep an eye out for Donald Sutherland as the policeman with a little added extra.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Italian

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

funeral
mummy
castle
gothic horror
raven
embalming
midget
strongman