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Crucible of Terror

  • 19711971
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  • 1h 31m
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4.3/10
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Crucible of Terror (1971)
An obsessed sculptor kills a young woman to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.
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An obsessed sculptor kills a young woman to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.An obsessed sculptor kills a young woman to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.An obsessed sculptor kills a young woman to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
632
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    • Ted Hooker
    • Ted Hooker(original screenplay)
    • Tom Parkinson(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mike Raven
    • James Bolam
    • Mary Maude
    • Ted Hooker
    • Ted Hooker(original screenplay)
    • Tom Parkinson(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mike Raven
    • James Bolam
    • Mary Maude
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    • 27Critic reviews
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    Mike Raven
    Mike Raven
    • Victor Clare
    James Bolam
    James Bolam
    • John Davies
    Mary Maude
    • Millie
    Ronald Lacey
    Ronald Lacey
    • Michael Clare
    Betty Alberge
    Betty Alberge
    • Dorothy Clare
    John Arnatt
    John Arnatt
    • Bill Cartwright
    Beth Morris
    Beth Morris
    • Jane Clare
    Judy Matheson
    Judy Matheson
    • Marcia
    Melissa Stribling
    Melissa Stribling
    • Joanna Brent
    Kenneth Keeling
    • George Brent
    Me Me Lai
    Me Me Lai
    • Chi-San
    • (as Me Me Lay)
    Stephen Manley
    Stephen Manley
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      • Ted Hooker
      • Ted Hooker(original screenplay)
      • Tom Parkinson(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      In this movie Me Me Lai plays the unfaithful mistress of a mad artist who puts an end to her sexual cavorting by pouring plaster over her and turning her into a bronze, nude statue. Kneadless to say, it proved sticky going for Me Me down on the set. "The plaster was heavy and very cold," shivered Me Me. "I was frightened it would set and I wouldn't be able to move. I had to have six baths after each day's shooting to get it all from my body. And it got everywhere..."
    • Goofs
      At c. 53 minutes, as the Rolls-Royce is about to be driven off, there is a badly parked black car directly in front of it, well away from the pavement. However, when the Rolls-Royce moves away in the next shot the black car is suddenly perfectly parked.
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      Featured in Deadly Earnest's Nightmare Theatre: Crucible of Terror (1978)

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    6/10
    Not Good - But Not All That Bad
    Well this is NOT the worst film I've ever seen - If you want a down right bloody awful film try "Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)". Crucible of Terror (1971) is not good but it's not all that bad either. The big let down is the ending.

    The supernatural element in the film is revealed about 20 minutes into the movie by Michael Clare (Lacey) to John Davies (Bolam) about Chi-San (Lay) and this throws a hint about the ending BUT the ending is terrible.

    I have to agree with other reviewers that the actors are a bit "wooden" but they are not all that bad either. And as far as the story goes it is somewhat interesting - can hold some people's interest until the very end (even if the ending is a bit corny).

    Not a bad watch late at night if there is nothing else on TV that you care to watch.

    6/10
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    • Release date
      • September 1985 (West Germany)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Blue Hills, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Glendale Films
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
      • Mono

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