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24 June 1964 (USA)
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LOOK INTO THIS FACE - SHUDDER... at the blood-stained dance of the Red Death! TREMBLE... to the hideous tortures of the catacombs of Kali! GASP... at the sacrifice of the innocent virgin to the vengeance of Baal! See more »
Plot:
A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Happy Birthday Vincent Price!
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John Cusack: Actor Talks 'The Raven,' 'Say Anything ...' And 'Bullets Over Broadway'
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The James Clayton Column: Looking for Lovecraft
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Jane Strikes Out Vincent
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Vincent Price | ... | Prince Prospero |
 | Hazel Court | ... | Juliana |
 | Jane Asher | ... | Francesca |
| David Weston | ... | Gino |
| Nigel Green | ... | Ludovico, Francesca's father |
| Patrick Magee | ... | Alfredo |
| Paul Whitsun-Jones | ... | Scarlatti |
| Skip Martin | ... | Hop Toad |
| Robert Brown | ... | Guard |
| Julian Burton | ... | Señor Veronese |
| David Davies | ... | Lead Villager |
| Gaye Brown | ... | Señora Escobar |
| Verina Greenlaw | ... | Esmeralda |
| Doreen Dawn | ... | Anna-Marie |
| Brian Hewlett | ... | Senor Lampredi |
| Sarah Brackett | ... | Grandmother |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| David Allen | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Anelay | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Gerry Atkins | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jill Bathurst | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Julian Bolt | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| Norris Boyd | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ricky Clarke | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ronald Curran | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| Alan Dalton | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| Gladys Davison | ... | Old Woman (uncredited) |
| Robert de Warren | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| Rosemarie Dunham | ... | (uncredited) |
| Jane Evans | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Fraser | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Edith Gey | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Terry Gilbert | ... | Special Dancer (uncredited) |
| Sally Gilpin | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Bertie Green | ... | Special Dancer (uncredited) |
| Harvey Hall | ... | Senor Rivoli (uncredited) |
| Janet Hall | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Janet Kedge | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Brigitte Kelly-Espinoza | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Joanna Kubik | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Seraphina Lansdown | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Gale Law | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| Delia Linden | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jean Lodge | ... | Scarlatti's Wife (uncredited) |
| Tony Manning | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| Len Martin | ... | Special Dancer (uncredited) |
| Norman McDowell | ... | Special Dancer (uncredited) |
| Stanley Meadows | ... | Guard (uncredited) |
| Hugh Morton | ... | (uncredited) |
| Bill Owen | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| Joan Palethorpe | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Fred Peters | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| Maureen Sims | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Roy Staite | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| John Stone | ... | Guard (uncredited) |
| Angela Symonds | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Caroline Symonds | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jenny Till | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
| Stanley Tiller | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| John Westbrook | ... | Man in Red (uncredited) |
| David Wishart | ... | Male Dancer (uncredited) |
| Selina Wylie | ... | Female Dancer (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Roger Corman | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Charles Beaumont | ||
| R. Wright Campbell | ||
| Edgar Allan Poe | stories "The Masque of the Red Death" and "Hop-Frog" | |
Produced by | |||
| Roger Corman | .... | producer | |
| George Willoughby | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| David Lee | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Nicolas Roeg | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ann Chegwidden | |||
Casting by | |||
| G.B. Walker | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Daniel Haller | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Robert Jones | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Colin Southcott | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Elsie Alder | .... | hair stylist | |
| George Partleton | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Peter Price | .... | assistant director | |
| Julio Sempere | .... | first assistant director | |
| Mike Gowans | .... | third assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Michael Finlay | .... | painter | |
| Ray Frift | .... | construction coordinator | |
Sound Department | |||
| Len Abbott | .... | sound | |
| Richard Bird | .... | sound | |
| Allan Morrison | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Don Wortham | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| George Blackwell | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Alex Thomson | .... | camera operator | |
| Kevin Kavanagh | .... | focus puller (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Laura Nightingale | .... | costume supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Ernie Grimsdale | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Samuel Z. Arkoff | .... | presenter | |
| Jim Baker | .... | title designer | |
| Jack Carter | .... | choreographer | |
| Joan Davis | .... | continuity | |
| James H. Nicholson | .... | presenter | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (1964) (UK) (theatrical)
- American International Pictures (AIP) (1964) (USA) (theatrical)
- Lightning Video (1986) (USA) (VHS) (pan-and-scan)
- Image Entertainment (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (UK) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Live Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (????) (Canada) (DVD)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (DVD)
- Orion Home Video (199?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Orion Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
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Runtime:
89 min
Color:
Color (Pathécolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Germany:16 | Finland:(Banned) (original rating) (1972) | Finland:K-16 (1988) | Finland:K-18 (re-rating) (1972) | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Norway:16 (cut) | USA:Unrated | UK:X (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating)
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Jane Asher asked Roger Corman if a friend could visit the set and join them for lunch. She explained that her friend was a musician who was about to about to do his first gig in London that night. At the end of lunch, Corman wished him good luck with his concert. Roger Corman had never heard of Paul McCartney until he read of the concert's success in the next day's newspapers.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Towards the end of the movie before Prospero sees the man in red, you see a blond woman dancing from left to right, the frame then jumps and the blond woman is once again on the left without having walked by.See more »
Quotes:
Gino:I'm afraid! I'm afraid!
Man in red:I give you a sign.
[He hands Gino a playing or tarot card]
Gino:[stares at the card, then] What does it mean?
Man in red:Mankind.
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Man in red:I give you a sign.
[He hands Gino a playing or tarot card]
Gino:[stares at the card, then] What does it mean?
Man in red:Mankind.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)See more »
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Baseball writers like to say that while fans pay to see home runs, it's actually pitching that wins ball games. The great teams are always strong up the middle, whether a power hitter is in the line-up or not.
Vincent Price was the Babe Ruth of horror. Always at his chilling best, he gave hundreds of brilliant performances, but made only a handful of good movies. Why? He always hit home runs, yet most of the time he had to be the whole show. Evil was alive in his movies but good was either shadowy or non-existent.
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH is a masterpiece because for once Vincent is up against goodness that is rich, alluring, attractive and unique. Jane Asher gives an indelible performance as Francesca, the village girl who refuses to be cowed or corrupted by the suave, satanic lord. Though so waif-like and fragile that she could almost be a child, the beautiful redhead has the courage of her convictions and the real dignity of innocence.
Watch the early scene where she is roughly undressed by handmaidens and forced into a hot bath in order to become more ladylike. Evil Count Prospero comes in to leer at her, of course, and she confronts him. While the steamy sensuality is certainly there, the astonishing thing is the dignity with which Francesca conducts herself. Once the evil lord is gone, she rises from her bath (discreetly wrapped in a towel) and announces to Prospero's jaded mistress Juliana, "I will do what I must to save my men. But if they die, I will die -- and so will Prince Prospero."
For once Vincent Price has something to work against, and the result is the richest, most colorful and rewarding film of his career. In the story line Jane strikes out Vincent, as Prospero is ultimately defeated -- but for once the slugger is playing on a World Series team.