A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
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Title: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
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Alfredo
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Hop Toad
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Esmeralda
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Anna-Marie
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Senor Lampredi
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The evil Prince Prospero is riding through the Catania village when he sees that the peasants are dying of Red Death plague. Prospero asks to burn down the village and he is offended by the villagers Gino and his father-in-law Ludovico. He decides to kill them, but Gino's wife, the young and beautiful Francesca, begs for the lives of her husband and her father and Prospero brings them alive to his castle expecting to corrupt Francesca. Propero worships Satan and invites his noble friends to stay in his castle that is a shelter of depravity against the plague. When Prospero invites his guests to attend a masked ball, he sees a red hooded stranger and he believes that Satan himself has attended his party. But soon he learns who his mysterious guest is. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Release Date:
24 June 1964 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La máscara de la muerte roja See more »Filming Locations:
Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK See more »Company Credits
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Lead Villager: Mercy, great prince. This is all that is left of us. And the winter it comes and the freezing wind, there is no shelter.
Prospero: Then dig a burrow as the fox and rabbits do.
Lead Villager: But the wells and the streams, they'll be frozen over, there's no food.
Prospero: Then store up nuts like the squirrels.
Lead Villager: Mercy, give us sanctuary of the castle walls.
Prospero: Give me an end to your pleading. Go back from whence you came.
Lead Villager: We will die!
Prospero: If you refuse to go, then die here. Archers!
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Roger Corman spent five weeks shooting this film, from November 18-December 1963. The previous "Poe" features had a three-week shooting schedule. See more »Goofs
When Francesca (Jane Asher) wakes up there is a green candle on the bedside table that she uses to light her way. Despite the heavy wind blowing in from the open balcony the candle doesn't blowout. See more »Quotes
Prospero: What do you want?Lead Villager: Mercy, great prince. This is all that is left of us. And the winter it comes and the freezing wind, there is no shelter.
Prospero: Then dig a burrow as the fox and rabbits do.
Lead Villager: But the wells and the streams, they'll be frozen over, there's no food.
Prospero: Then store up nuts like the squirrels.
Lead Villager: Mercy, give us sanctuary of the castle walls.
Prospero: Give me an end to your pleading. Go back from whence you came.
Lead Villager: We will die!
Prospero: If you refuse to go, then die here. Archers!
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One of my favorite horror movies of all time -- and one of Roger Corman's best films, if not his best. The plot adaption from the original Poe story is fantastic, expanding on the plot to make it into a full length film without taking it out of the bounds of Poe's vision. The cast is great too. Price adds a sadistic, morbid class to the film, perfectly believable as the devil-worshipping Prospero. It reminded me of the days when he used to appear in history/literature films, like Elizabeth and Essex or the Three Musketeers. Jane Asher is great as the distressed peasant with a good heart, slowly being corroded by Prospero.
The wardrobe is another plus -- the ballroom outfits and masquerade attire does have one glaring mistake, but is fitting overall. The final scene is absolutely great film-making. The low budget of the film doesn't impede a true romantically creepy climax.
Unique and done very well.