
The City of the Dead (1960)
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- PG-13
- 1h 18min
- Horror, Mystery
- 12 Sep 1962 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
Dennis Lotis | ... |
Prof. Richard Barlow
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Christopher Lee | ... |
Prof. Alan Driscoll
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Patricia Jessel | ... |
Elizabeth Selwyn / Mrs. Newless
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Tom Naylor | ... |
Bill Maitland
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Betta St. John | ... |
Patricia Russell
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Venetia Stevenson | ... |
Nan Barlow
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Valentine Dyall | ... |
Jethrow Keane
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Ann Beach | ... |
Lottie
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Norman MacOwan | ... |
Rev. Russell
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Fred Johnson | ... |
The Elder
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James Dyrenforth | ... |
Garage Attendant
(as Jimmy Dyrenforth)
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Maxine Holden | ... |
Sue
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William Abney | ... |
Policeman
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Andy Alston | ... |
Villager Lighting Pyre (uncredited)
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Ted Carroll | ... |
Coven Member (uncredited)
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Rodney Dines | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Nickolas Grace | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Anthony Lang | ... |
Coven Member (uncredited)
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Terry Sartain | ... |
Guard Holding Selwyn (uncredited)
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Gerry Wain | ... |
Witches Coven Member (uncredited)
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Charles Wood | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Llewellyn Moxey | ... | (as John Moxey) |
Written by
Milton Subotsky | ... | (story by) |
George Baxt | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
Seymour S. Dorner | ... | executive producer |
Milton Subotsky | ... | executive producer |
Donald Taylor | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
Douglas Gamley |
Cinematography by
Desmond Dickinson | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
John Pomeroy |
Art Direction by
John Blezard |
Makeup Department
Barbara Barnard | ... | hairdresser |
George Claff | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Ben Arbeid | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Pevsner | ... | assistant director |
Kits Browning | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Derek Whitehurst | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Richard Bird | ... | sound mixer |
John Aldred | ... | dubbing mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Cliff Richardson | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Atcheler | ... | camera operator |
Ronnie Fox Rogers | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Freda Gibson | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Music Department
Douglas Gamley | ... | conductor |
Ken Jones | ... | composer: jazz music |
Script and Continuity Department
Splinters Deason | ... | set continuity |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Britannia Films (1960) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- British Lion Film Corporation (1960) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Trans Lux (1962) (United States) (theatrical)
- C.E.D. Films (1963) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1963) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1968) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Elite Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Elite Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- VCI Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- VCI Home Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Internet Archive (2005) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2005) (Finland) (tv)
- Bach Films (2006) (France) (DVD)
- WHD Japan (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Maritim Pictures (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- SGL Entertainment (2016) (World-wide)
- Arrow Films (2017) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Blu-ray/DVD combo)
- Orlando Eastwood Films (2017) (United States) (streaming)
- Mediacs (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Mediacs (2023) (Germany) (DVD)
- Renaissance Content Group (2023) (World-wide) (tv)
- Renaissance Content Group (2023) (World-wide)
- Serpent Films (2018) (United States) (DVD) (double feature)
- Severin Films (2024) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (DVD) (as 'Horror Hotel')
- Tubi TV (United States) (video) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Chambers (titles)
- The Al Taylor Company (artwork) (1990 Scream Gems release)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A young coed (Nan Barlow) uses her winter vacation to research a paper on witchcraft in New England. Her professor recommends that she spend time in a small village named Whitewood, his hometown, and also recommends that she stay at the "Raven's Inn" run by Mrs. Newless. When she arrives at Whitewood, she notices macabre happenings, and soon things really start happening in earnest, and she finds herself "marked" for sacrifice by the coven of undead witches. It seems that the innkeeper is actually the undead spirit of Elizabeth Selwyn, and the "guests" at the inn are the other witches who have come to celebrate the sacrifice on Candlemas Eve; as Nan walks away, one of them says, "HE will be PLEASED."
Written by John A Kostecki |
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Taglines | This key will answer your questions to these screaming mysteries...(next to a skeleton hand holding a key) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | GBP45,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | This movie's US release under the title of "Horror Hotel" omitted the following lines during Elizabeth Selwyn's burning at the stake in the first scene, which are critical to fully understanding the plot, but apparently offended American censors: Elizabeth Selwyn: "I have made my pact with thee O Lucifer! Hear me, hear me! I will do thy bidding for all eternity. For all eternity shall I practice the ritual of Black Mass. For all eternity shall I sacrifice unto thee. I give thee my soul, take me into thy service." Jethro Keane: "O Lucifer, listen to thy servant, grant her this pact for all eternity and I with her, and if we fail thee but once, you may do with our souls what you will." Elizabeth Selwyn: "Make this city an example of thy vengeance. Curse it, curse it for all eternity! Let me be the instrument of thy curse. Hear me O Lucifer, hear me!" See more » |
Goofs | When they are waiting in the cemetery for the clock to strike 13, the clock actually strikes 14 times. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Horror Hotel (1971). See more » |
Soundtracks | Happy Birthday See more » |
Quotes |
Reverend Russell:
They must sacrifice a young girl on two nights of the year. Richard Barlow: When are these nights, sir? Reverend Russell: Candlemas Eve, and the Witch's Sabbath. Richard Barlow: Candlemas Eve, that, that's February the 1st, when is the Witch's Sabbath? Reverend Russell: *Tonight*. See more » |