From Beyond the Grave (1974)

Anthology film from Amicus adapted from four short stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes strung together about an antique dealer who owns a shop called Temptations Ltd. and the fate that befalls his... See full summary »

Director:

Kevin Connor

Writers:

R. Chetwynd-Hayes (stories), Raymond Christodoulou,

Stars:

Ian Bannen, Ian Carmichael, Peter Cushing

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ian Bannen	...	Christopher Lowe (segment 2 "An Act of Kindness")
Ian Carmichael	...	Reginald Warren (segment 3 "The Elemental")
Peter Cushing	...	The Proprietor
Diana Dors	...	Mabel Lowe (segment 2 "An Act of Kindness")
Margaret Leighton	...	Madame Orloff (segment 3 "The Elemental")
Donald Pleasence	...	Jim Underwood (segment 2 "An Act of Kindness")
Nyree Dawn Porter	...	Susan Warren (segment 3 "The Elemental")
David Warner	...	Edward Charlton (segment 1 "The Gate Crasher")
Angela Pleasence	...	Emily Underwood (segment 2 "An Act of Kindness")
Ian Ogilvy	...	William Seaton (segment 4 "The Door")
Lesley-Anne Down	...	Rosemary Seaton (segment 4 "The Door")
Jack Watson	...	Sir Michael Sinclair (segment 4 "The Door")
Wendy Allnutt	...	Pamela (segment 1 "The Gate Crasher")
Rosalind Ayres	...	Prostitute - Edward's first victim (segment 1 "The Gate Crasher")
Tommy Godfrey	...	Mr. Jeffries (segment 1 "The Gate Crasher")

Storyline

Anthology film from Amicus adapted from four short stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes strung together about an antique dealer who owns a shop called Temptations Ltd. and the fate that befalls his customers who try to cheat him. Stories include "The Gate Crasher" with David Warner who frees an evil entity from an antique mirror, "An Act of Kindness" featuring Donald Pleasence, "The Elemental", and "The Door".

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Plot Keywords:

antique | shop | anthology | mirror | antique dealer | 

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Taglines:

THE CREATURES - They Came From Beyond The Grave! They weren't born!! They were kicked out of HELL!!!

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Creatures

Filming Locations:

Highgate Cemetery, Swain's Lane, Highgate, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amicus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marcel Steiner was dubbed by Robert Rietty

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Goofs

In "The Elemantal" scene when the mans wife is scratched by the elemental, we see claw marks on her shoulder, which have disappeared by the time they are in bed later

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Quotes

The Proprietor: I hope you enjoy snuffing it.

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Connections

Follows The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

User Reviews

The best of British horror!

A superb slice of vintage British horror from Amicus productions, which although headed by two Americans Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky, Amicus was based in England at Shepperton Studios. I personally am a huge admirer of the work of Milton Subotsky, I think he gave a great deal to the British film industry and gave us the 'portmanteau' style of horror film which meant that the stories would be around half an hour long, it was impossible to tire of such a short subject! Milton himself claimed that the classic 'Dead of Night' was the inspiration behind these multi segment horror films and I think he took it to another level. I think that 'From Beyond' is the finest one they made, with atmospheric stories and great acting from the entire cast and of course the wonderful Peter Cushing as the mysterious proprietor of 'Temptations Ltd'. Peter was the actor most used by the studio, he being very reasonable by way of his fees, whereas Subotsky claimed the great Christopher Lee became too expensive!