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The City of the Dead (1960)

PG_13  75 min  -  Horror | Thriller   -  12 September 1961 (USA)
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A young coed (Nan Barlow) uses her winter vacation to research a paper on witchcraft in New England... See full summary »

Writers:

George Baxt (screenplay), Milton Subotsky (story)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dennis Lotis Dennis Lotis ...
Christopher Lee ...
Patricia Jessel Patricia Jessel ...
Tom Naylor Tom Naylor ...
Bill Maitland
Betta St. John Betta St. John ...
Venetia Stevenson Venetia Stevenson ...
Nan Barlow (as Venetia Stephenson)
Valentine Dyall Valentine Dyall ...
Ann Beach Ann Beach ...
Norman Macowan Norman Macowan ...
Fred Johnson Fred Johnson ...
The Elder
James Dyrenforth James Dyrenforth ...
Garage attendant (as Jimmy Dyrenforth)
Maxine Holden Maxine Holden ...
Sue
William Abney William Abney ...
Policeman
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Storyline

A young coed (Nan Barlow) uses her winter vacation to research a paper on witchcraft in New England. Her professor recommends that she spend her time in a small village called Whitewood. He originally cam from that village so he also recommends she stay at the "Raven's Inn," run by a Mrs. Newlis. She gets to the village and notices some weird happenings, but things begin to happen in earnest when she finds herself "marked" for sacrifice by the undead coven of witches. It seems that the innkeeper is actually the undead spirit of Elizabeth Selwyn, and the "guests" at the inn are the other witches who have come to celebrate the sacrifice on Candalmas Eve. As one of them said when Nan walked away, "HE will be PLEASED." Written by John A Kostecki <jak@wbst207v.xerox.com>  

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Sacrifice | Inn | New England | Professor | Coven  | See more »

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Alive forever! See more »

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Horror | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence (re-rating) See all certifications »

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Horror Hotel See more »

Company Credits

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Vulcan See more »
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Norway:  | USA:  | USA: (uncut version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

Venetia Stevenson receives an "introducing" credit. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Venetia Stevenson's surname is spelled "Stephenson" in the opening credits. See more »

Quotes

Prof. Alan Driscoll: The basis of fairy tale is in reality. The basis of reality is fairy tales
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Featured in Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) See more »