Catacombs (1988)

A demon is trapped in a monastery. 400 years later a young girl arrives at the monastery to study.

Director:

David Schmoeller

Writers:

Giovanni Dimarco, R. Barker Price

Stars:

Timothy Van Patten, Ian Abercrombie, Jeremy West

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Van Patten	...	Father John Durham
Ian Abercrombie	...	Brother Orsini
Jeremy West	...	Brother Marinus
Laura Schaefer	...	Elizabeth Magrino
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Brother Timothy
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.	...	Brother Terrel
Brett Porter	...	Possessed albino
Michael Pasby	...	Jesus Christ
Mapi Galán	...	Antonia
Nicola Morelli	...	The Inquisitor
Julian Jenkins	...	Brother Martino
Ted Rusoff	...	Brother Brandt
Leslie Thomas	...	Brother Agostino
Giordano Falzoni	...	Brother Callisto
G. Ferretti	...	Brother Angelo

Storyline

A demon is trapped in a monastery. 400 years later a young girl arrives at the monastery to study.

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Plot Keywords:

monastery | sequel | one word title | monk | fourth part | 

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Taglines:

Dare you enter the labyrinth ?

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 June 1988 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Empire Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was completed in 1988 with the title Catacombs, but when its intended distributor went out of business, the film was not released. The film debuted on video and laser disc in 1993 with the title Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice in an attempt to capitalize on the mild success of the Curse films. This however, is illogical, as the film was made before both The Bite and Curse III: Blood Sacrifice.

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Connections

Follows The Curse (1987)

User Reviews

A follow up on Catacombs.

I have a correction to what was written in an earlier comment. Well this Movie WAS shot under the Catacombs title, not Curse 4. Due to the fall of Empire Pictures around 1989, this film was "lost" for a few years. Charlie Band sold the rights to Tristar/Epic along with the Rights for Robot Jox to Transworld, an earlier film from veteran director Stuart Gordon. Tristar released Catacombs under the Curse 4 title.( Video Box Office) Also The Film score was done by Italian Composer Pino Donaggio. It is a fantastic score, truly haunting. The Stereo sound from Tristar's full screen Laserdisc edition is done nicely. Though there is a little video grain in the picture. The Entertainment in video UK VHS edition is in 1:85:1 and the picture and sound quality is fairly good. This is one of my favorite Empire movies and it is a well put together film from Director David Schmoeller.