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Isle of the Dead ()

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A Greek general takes leave from the 1912 Balkan War to visit a small island in Greece, where his wife is buried. A plague soon breaks out and he is forced to stay when quarantine is declared.
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Gen. Nikolas Pherides
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Thea
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Oliver Davis
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Mrs. Mary St. Aubyn
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Madame Kyra
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St. Aubyn
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Albrecht (as Jason Robards)
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Dr. Drossos (as Ernst Dorian)
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Sherry Hall ...
Col. Kobestes (uncredited)
Erick Hanson ...
Officer (uncredited)
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Mrs. Mary St. Aubyn (in long shot) (uncredited)
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Andrew Robbins (uncredited)

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Mark Robson

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Ardel Wray ... (written by)
 
Val Lewton ... () (uncredited)
 
Josef Mischel ... () (uncredited)

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Jack J. Gross ... executive producer
Val Lewton ... producer

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Leigh Harline

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Jack MacKenzie ... director of photography (as Jack Mackenzie)

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Lyle Boyer

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Albert S. D'Agostino
Walter E. Keller

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Albert Greenwood ... (as Al Greenwood)
Darrell Silvera

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Edward Stevenson ... (gowns)

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Harry Scott ... assistant director

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Jean L. Speak ... sound recordist
James G. Stewart ... sound re-recordist

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical director
Gil Grau ... orchestrator (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people, a superstitious old peasant woman, suspects one young girl of being a vampiric kind of demon called a vorvolaka. Written by Ken Yousten

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Taglines SHE ISN'T DEAD yet she's BURIED ALIVE! (original half-sheet poster) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Camilla (United States)
  • La isla de los muertos (United States, Spanish title)
  • L'île des morts (France)
  • La isla de la muerte (Spain)
  • La isla de los muertos (Spain)
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  • 71 min
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Budget $246,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Rose Hobart was cast in the film, but Boris Karloff became ill and the production had to be shut down until he recovered. By the time he returned, she was working on another film and was replaced. However, Hobart said in a 1984 interview that she can still recognize herself in long shots. See more »
Goofs Albrecht refers to Hermes as the god of medicine. In Greek mythology, Asclepius was the god of medicine. In terms of medical support, Hermes' assistance was sought by runners or any athletes with injuries. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Isle of the Dead + I Walked with a Zombie (1978). See more »
Crazy Credits Intro: "Under conquest and oppression the people of Greece allowed their legends to degenerate into superstition; the Goddess Aphrodite giving way to the Vorvolaka. This nightmare figure was very much alive in the minds of the peasants when Greece fought the victorious war of 1912." See more »
Quotes Thea: Laws can be wrong, and laws can be cruel, and the people who live only by the law are both wrong and cruel.
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