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Peter Cushing stars as a former priest who harbors a dark and horrible secret in his attic. The locked room serves as a prison cell for his crazed... more | add synopsisAwards:
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Lame shocker, but what a performance from Peter Cushing! moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Peter Cushing | ... | Dr. Lawrence |
 | John Hurt | ... | Tom Rawlings |
 | Alexandra Bastedo | ... | Angela |
| Gwen Watford | ... | Ayah |
| Veronica Carlson | ... | Daphne Welles Hunter |
| Don Henderson | ... | The Ghoul |
| Ian McCulloch | ... | Geoffrey |
| Stewart Bevan | ... | Billy |
| John D. Collins | ... | Young Man |
| Dan Meaden | ... | Police Sergeant |
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USA:80 min (2002 DVD release) | USA:88 minCountry:
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Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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The photograph of Doctor Lawrence's wife is a photograph of Peter Cushing's own wife. She had died shortly before filming began, and his tears are real. moreQuotes:
[after Dr. Lawrence mentions his wife's suicide]Daphne Welles Hunter: I'm sorry, I shouldn't be so inquisitive. It must be very painful for you to talk about it.
Dr. Lawrence: The pain is there, whether I talk about it or not.
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This is the first film from Tyburn Productions (a supposed latter-day successor to Hammer and Amicus; they also had Peter Cushing starring in Legend of the Werewolf(1975) and Masks of Death(1984)).
This has to rank as one of Peter Cushing's most memorable performances - his role is portrayed with such dedicated nervousness and emotion, that the viewer immediately gets his sympathy.
The female photographs used in the movie are of his real wife Helen, who had passed away in 1971. The tears that Peter Cushing sheds in this film are for real and it did affect the rest of the cast quite deeply.
Aside from this, the plot stumbles along with yawning gaps of pointless dialogue and actionless scenes, until the Ghoul is revealed at the end. It's not really worth the wait!
Watch it only for a dedicated professional at work who steals all the scenes and makes a poor film seem passable.