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Ring of Terror

  • 19611961
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
1.8/10
1.3K
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Ring of Terror (1961)
  • Drama
  • Horror
A group of medical students undertake some silly and frightening endeavors in order to pledge a fraternity.A group of medical students undertake some silly and frightening endeavors in order to pledge a fraternity.A group of medical students undertake some silly and frightening endeavors in order to pledge a fraternity.
IMDb RATING
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1.3K
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  • Director
    • Clark L. Paylow
  • Writers
    • Lewis Simeon(original story)
    • Jerry Zinnamon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • George E. Mather
    • Austin Green
    • Esther Furst
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  • Director
    • Clark L. Paylow
  • Writers
    • Lewis Simeon(original story)
    • Jerry Zinnamon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • George E. Mather
    • Austin Green
    • Esther Furst
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    • 54User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    George E. Mather
    • Lewis B. Moffitt
    • (as George Mather)
    Austin Green
    • Carl
    Esther Furst
    • Betty Crawford
    Norman Ollestad
    • Lew's Roommate
    Lomax Study
    • Professor Rayburn
    Pamela Raymond
    • Alice Lund
    Jerry Zinnamon
      Joseph Conway
      • R.J. Dobson
      June Smaney
      June Smaney
      • Rag Doll Milford
      Ed Erwin
        Ann Morgan
        • Coed Waitress
        Tom Brandt
        Hal Hoover
        Charles G. Martin
        Charles G. Martin
          Ollie O'Toole
          Ollie O'Toole
          • Dr. Walsh
          • Director
            • Clark L. Paylow
          • Writers
            • Lewis Simeon(original story) (screenplay)
            • Jerry Zinnamon(screenplay)
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          • Trivia
            Lewis Moffatt's tombstone at the start of the movie states that he was born in 1933 and died in 1955 at age 22. George E Mather, the actor playing Lewis Moffatt was born in 1920, and would have been 35 in 1955. The movie was released in 1962, by which time George E Matter would have been 42. It is not clear exactly what year the movie was filmed, but Mather was clearly in his late 30's or early 40's when he was playing a 22 year old character.
          • Goofs
            These "college" students are clearly in their 40s.
          • Quotes

            [first lines]

            R.J. Dobson: Good evening friends. Let me invite you for a stroll down graveyard lane, where beauty and love abide. And in death, we are born into eternal life.

          • Connections
            Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Ring of Terror (1990)
          • Soundtracks
            TC-216 Tension
            (uncredited)
            Music by Joseph Cacciola

          User reviews54

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          Cinematic Misery...
          In RING OF TERROR, a group of med students, who look more like aging business associates, are up to their college hijinks. One 30+ yo student, named Lewis (George Mather) is apparently incapable of being frightened by anything. His fearless nature so perturbs his cohorts that they set him up for a big scare, resulting in untold tragedy.

          That's pretty much it. This basic story is presented in such a boring, lifeless way as to induce a deathlike state in the viewer. No kidding, this is bad, folks! It's not really a horror movie, but more like some sort of agonizing, high school educational movie / cautionary tale.

          Running naked into a mountain of flypaper would be preferable to enduring this...
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          • azathothpwiggins
          • Oct 12, 2020

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          • Release date
            • February 1962 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • United States
          • Language
            • English
          • Also known as
            • Кольцо террора
          • Production company
            • Playstar
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 11 minutes
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.85 : 1

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