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Premature Burial (1962)
6.5
An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational horror of premature burial consumes him. Director:Roger Corman |
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| Ray Milland | ... |
Guy Carrell
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| Hazel Court | ... |
Emily Gault
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| Richard Ney | ... |
Miles Archer
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Heather Angel | ... |
Kate Carrell
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Alan Napier | ... |
Dr. Gideon Gault
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John Dierkes | ... |
Sweeney
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| Dick Miller | ... |
Mole
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Clive Halliday | ... |
Judson
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Brendan Dillon | ... |
Minister
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Emily Gault arrives at the Carrell mansion determined to rekindle an old relationship with Guy Carrell, despite the disapproval of his sister, Kate. Guy overcomes his all-consuming fear of being buried alive long enough to marry Emily but soon becomes obsessed again, building a crypt designed to guarantee that he will not fall prey to his most dreaded nightmare. Trying to prove that he has been cured of his phobia, he opens his father's tomb and is shocked into a catatonic state. His worst fears are realized as he is lowered into a grave and covered over, apparently never to learn that the treachery of someone very dear to him was directly responsible for his predicament. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
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Within the Coffin I Lie...ALIVE!Parents Guide:
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$1,250,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Roger Corman was having a minor dispute with American International. He decided to do this "Poe" picture elsewhere. He was able to get financing from Pathe Labs (which wanted to go into distribution). When Samuel Z. Arkoff learned of this, he traveled to New York to talk with the owner of Pathe Labs. Arkoff felt that Pathe was stepping into American International's business. Pathe's was not moved until Arkoff pointed out that American International was one of Pathe Labs' largest customers and that if it was going into competition with AIP, all of AIP's lab work would be pulled. Pathe sold the production to American International before principal photography began. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When about to show his guests the cup of poison, Guy refers to this as the coup de grace, but mispronounces it as "coup de gras" (as in "foie gras" or "Mardi Gras"). It is very unlikely that a well educated English grandee such as Guy would make such a mistake. See more »Quotes
Guy Carrell: Can you possibly conceive it. The unendurable oppression of the lungs, the stifling fumes of the earth, the rigid embrace of the coffin, the blackness of absolute night and the silence, like an overwhelming sea.See more »
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