A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
Doreen Dawn
- Anna-Marie
- (as Doreen Dawne)
David Allen
- Male Dancer
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Anelay
- Female Dancer
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaJane Asher asked Roger Corman if a friend could visit the set and join them for lunch. She explained that her friend was a musician who was about to do his first gig in London that night. At the end of lunch, Corman wished him good luck with his concert. Corman had never heard of Paul McCartney until he read of the concert's success in the next day's newspapers.
- GoofsDespite Prospero warning the guests not to wear red to the masque, several people are wearing red: capes, hats, etc.
People ignoring someone's directions is not a Goof; it happens all the time and was even a significant plot point in Jezebel (1938).
- Quotes
Man in red: Why should you be afraid to die? Your soul has been dead for a long long time.
- Crazy credits"And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all." Edgar Allan Poe [The final line of the original Poe story.]
- Alternate versionsThe original UK cinema version was heavily cut by the BBFC to edit lines of implied sexual dialogue, the killing of Juliana by the falcon, and scenes of burning people (including Alfredo in the ape costume), and to completely remove the entire black mass dream sequence. Video and DVD releases fully restore the BBFC cuts though the print used is an edited U.S version which misses some dialogue as well as a shot of Francesca being slapped across the face by one of Prospero's soldiers.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: The Masque of the Red Death (1971)
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Possibly the best of the Roger Corman-Vincent Price series of film adaptations of the stories of Edgar Allen Poe, 'The Masque of the Red Death' is a chilling and malevolent tale of decadent devil-worshippers holed up in a castle while the Red Death claims its victims in the village outside.
Vincent Price was a gloriously hammy actor who played horror roles with the utmost seriousness. His characterization of Prince Prospero in this movie is brilliant - a man without a soul or heart who is only conquered when a girl of equal faith enters his castle (the wooden Jane Asher as Francesca). In support Hazel Court as the would-be Bride of Satan Juliana, and Patrick Magee as the corrupt Alfredo are particularly worthy of note.
The dwarf's revenge on Alfredo during the masque is as chilling as anything which came before in films such as 1932's 'Freaks'; while the film shimmers with beautiful cinematography (especially the coloured rooms) and simmers with corruption. The combined effect is superb and makes the film a memorable experience.
Vincent Price was a gloriously hammy actor who played horror roles with the utmost seriousness. His characterization of Prince Prospero in this movie is brilliant - a man without a soul or heart who is only conquered when a girl of equal faith enters his castle (the wooden Jane Asher as Francesca). In support Hazel Court as the would-be Bride of Satan Juliana, and Patrick Magee as the corrupt Alfredo are particularly worthy of note.
The dwarf's revenge on Alfredo during the masque is as chilling as anything which came before in films such as 1932's 'Freaks'; while the film shimmers with beautiful cinematography (especially the coloured rooms) and simmers with corruption. The combined effect is superb and makes the film a memorable experience.
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- Die Maske des roten Todes
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- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $466
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was The Masque of the Red Death (1964) officially released in India in English?
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