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The Curse of the Living Corpse ()

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Relatives gather in an old house for the reading of a will, but the "dead" man comes back to life and starts killing.
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Philip Sinclair (as Roy R. Scheider)
Helen Waren ...
Abigail Sinclair
Robert Milli ...
Bruce Sinclair
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Vivian Sinclair
Hugh Franklin ...
James Benson
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Dino Narizzano ...
Robert Harrington
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Deborah Benson
J. Frank Lucas ...
Seth Lucas
George Cotton ...
Constable Winters
Jane Bruce ...
The Cook
Paul Haney ...
Chief Constable Barnes
William B. Blood ...
Minister (as Williiam B. Blood)
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Del Tenney ...
The Living Corpse (uncredited)

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Del Tenney

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Alan Bodian ... (dialogue) (as Alan Naidob)
 
Margot Hartman ... () (uncredited)
 
Del Tenney ... (written by)

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Alan V. Iselin ... associate producer
Del Tenney ... producer

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George Burt
Wilford L. Holcombe ... (as Bill Holcomb)

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Richard Hilliard ... (photography) (as Richard L. Hilliard)

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Jack Hirschfeld
Gary Youngman

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Leonard De Munde ... assistant editor
David Simpson ... assistant editor
Rhoden Streeter ... assistant editor

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Robert Verberkmoes ... (as Robert Verberkmoss)

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Dina Harris

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John Lyon ... assistant director (as John Scott)
Daniel Walker ... assistant director

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Al Gramaglia ... re-recording mixer (as Albert Gramaglia)
Rhoden Streeter ... boom operator

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Leonard De Munde ... photography: second unit
David Simpson ... assistant camera

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George Burt ... conductor
Wilford L. Holcombe ... conductor (as Bill Holcomb)

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Ruth Freedman ... production coordinator

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Plot Summary

Rufus Sinclair was a cranky old millionaire with a terrible fear of being buried alive. After his apparent death, clauses in his will meant to prevent his being buried alive are violated by his uncaring family, and soon a masked figure begins prowling the family's Connecticut estate, slaughtering the family members one by one in a variety of separate, horrible ways. Written by Jeremy Lunt

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Taglines More terrifying than Frankenstein...More deadly than Dracula...The creature that undrapes the passions of the living! (original poster) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Estigma macabro (Argentina)
  • Проклятие живых мертвецов (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Tumba Maldita (Brazil)
  • El estigma macabro (Mexico)
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  • 84 min
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Budget $120,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Film debut of Roy Scheider See more »
Goofs Towards the end of the movie, the caretaker named Seth was stabbed in the throat and put into a coffin. However, when the coffin is opened, there is the face of a different actor with the throat wound. Apparently, the actor portraying Seth refused to lie in a coffin. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Curse of the Living Corpse (1981). See more »
Quotes Philip Sinclair: The body is a long, insatiable tube - in need of drink and relaxation.
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