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The Masque of the Red Death

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The Masque of the Red Death

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Summary

Horror adapted from Edgar Allan Poe, starring Vincent Price. A medieval Italian prince revels in the corruption of innocence, the exercise of cruelty and the pursuit of pleasure. But outside his imposing castle walls, a horrific plague rages.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

This is easily the finest of director Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe adaptations, with Vincent Price the very essence of evil as the sadistic devil-worshipper trying to keep the plague at bay in 12th-century Italy by indulging in degenerate revels. While there are touches of deliciously wicked humour, the aura of terror comes from the doom-laden tone Corman creates by reaching as much into sombre Ingmar Bergman territory (the poignant tableaux showing crimson-cloaked Death stalking through fog-shrouded woods) as atmospheric Hammer shock. Shot in England by Nicolas Roeg, who went on to direct Don't Look Now, among others, this gloriously colourful horror is a classic excursion into demonology.

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6.9/10

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Cast

rolenamePrince ProsperoVincent PriceJulianaHazel CourtFrancescaJane AsherGinoDavid WestonAlfredoPatrick MageeLudovicoNigel GreenHop ToadSkip MartinMan in redJohn WestbrookSenora EscobarGaye BrownSenor VeroneseJulian BurtonAnna-MarieDoreen DawnScarlattiPaul Whitsun-Jones

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rolenameDirectorRoger Corman

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Languages

English | Latin

Guidance

Contains violence.

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video and DVD

Formats

Colour

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