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The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
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20 January 1965 (USA)
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Even on her wedding night she must share the man she loved with the "female thing" that lived in the Tomb of the Cat! more
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Some years after having buried his beloved wife Ligea, Verden Fell meets and eventually marries the lovely Lady Rowena...
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Roger Corman, Anjelica Huston, Sally Kellerman: Governors Awards 2009
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 5:25 PM, PST)
Scary Movies 3 and other NYC fright-film fests
(From Fangoria. 23 September 2009, 2:30 PM, PDT)
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 5:25 PM, PST)
Scary Movies 3 and other NYC fright-film fests
(From Fangoria. 23 September 2009, 2:30 PM, PDT)
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Corman finally brings a Poe film outdoors.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Vincent Price | ... | Verden Fell | |
| Elizabeth Shepherd | ... | The Lady Rowena Trevanion / The Lady Ligeia | |
| John Westbrook | ... | Christopher Gough | |
| Derek Francis | ... | Lord Trevanion | |
| Oliver Johnston | ... | Kenrick | |
| Richard Vernon | ... | Dr. Vivian | |
| Frank Thornton | ... | Peperel | |
| Ronald Adam | ... | Minister at Graveside | |
| Denis Gilmore | ... | Livery Boy | |
| Penelope Lee | ... | Lady Rowena's Maidservant |
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Edgar Allan Poe's The Tomb of Ligeia (UK) (complete title)
Last Tomb of Ligeia
Ligeia
Tomb of the Cat
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Last Tomb of Ligeia
Ligeia
Tomb of the Cat
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USA:81 min | UK:81 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Germany:16 |
UK:12 (DVD rating) |
UK:X (original rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Unrated
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Roger Corman wanted to break away from his standard technique of shooting his "Poe" features entirely on soundstages. There are many scenes, including the entire first reel, that were shot outdoors.
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Verden Fell:
The eyes, they confound me. There's a blankness, a mindless sort of malice in some Egyptian. They do not readily yield up the mystery.
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Referenced in Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
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What location was used for the exterior shots of the ruined abbey?How does it end?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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Well, at least for a little while! His last of eight Poe films as director is (loosely) based on the Poe work of the same name and is a solid metaphorical ghost story. Lady Rowena (the wonderful Elizabeth Shepherd) falls in love with Verden Fell (Vincent Price) despite his strange behavior and questionable past. Soon after their marriage, he starts disappearing, she's menaced by that old Poe stand-by (the evil black cat) and plagued by horrific nightmares involving Verden's deceased former wife Ligeia (also played by Shepherd), whose ghost seems intent on ruining the union. Price, in top hat and strange sunglasses in many scenes (his vision being "dangerously acute"), seems a bit too old for the role, but still manages to come through with an effective performance. Corman has always been underrated for effectively capturing period detail on a limited budget and it's his keen eye for the crumbling ruins, lush green countrysides, oceanfronts and shadowy castle corridors that make much of this film work. Screenplay by future Oscar-winner Robert Towne (CHINATOWN). LIGEIA was Corman's last horror film as director until 1990's FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND.