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Overview

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Director:
Freddie Francis
Writers:
Johnny Craig (comic book stories Tales From The Crypt and The Vault of Horror)
Al Feldstein (comic book stories Tales From The Crypt and The Vault of Horror)
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Release Date:
9 March 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
DEATH LIVES in the Vault of Horror!
Plot:
Five people get lost in a crypt and meet up with a strange crypt keeper who tells them stories of how they died. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Not Your Typical Bedtime Story! more (61 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Joan Collins ... Joanne Clayton (segment "All Through The House")

Peter Cushing ... Arthur Edward Grimsdyke (segment "Poetic Justice")
Roy Dotrice ... Charles Gregory (segment "Wish You Were Here")
Richard Greene ... Ralph Jason (segment "Wish You Were Here")
Ian Hendry ... Carl Maitland (segment "Reflection of Death")
Patrick Magee ... George Carter (segment "Blind Alleys")
Barbara Murray ... Enid Jason (segment "Wish You Where Here")
Nigel Patrick ... Maj. William Rogers (segment "Blind Alleys")
Robin Phillips ... James Elliott (segment "Poetic Justice")
Ralph Richardson ... The Crypt Keeper
Geoffrey Bayldon ... Guide
David Markham ... Father (segment "Poetic Justice")
Robert Hutton ... Neighbour (segment "Poetic Justice")
Angela Grant ... Susan Blake (segment "Reflection of Death") (as Angie Grant)
Susan Denny ... Mrs. Maitland (segment "Reflection of Death")
Manning Wilson ... Vicar (segment "Poetic Justice")
Chloe Franks ... Carol Clayton (segment "All Through The House")
Kay Adrian ... Mrs. Davies (segment "Poetic Justice")
Carlos Baker ... Mrs. Davies's Son (segment "Poetic Justice")
Martin Boddey ... Richard Clayton (segment "All Through The House")
Dan Caulfield ... Postman (segment "Poetic Justice")
Melinda Clancy ... Mrs. Carter's Daughter (segment "Poetic Justice")
Paul Clere ... Maitland's Son (segment "Reflection of Death")
Sharon Clere ... Maitland's Daughter (segment "Reflection of Death")
Clifford Earl ... Police Sergeant (segment "Poetic Justice")
Edward Evans ... Councillor Ramsey (segment "Poetic Justice")
Frank Forsyth ... Tramp (segment "Reflection of Death")
Peter Frazer
Irene Gawre ... Mrs. Phelps (segment "Poetic Justice")
George Herbert ... Dad Greenwood (segment "Blind Alleys")
Harry Locke ... Cook (segment "Blind Alleys")
Oliver MacGreevy ... Maniac in Santa Suit (segment "All Through The House")
Stafford Medhurst ... Mrs. Phelps' Son (segment "Poetic Justice")
Jayne Sofiano
Peter Thomas ... First Mortician (segment "Wish You Were Here")
Tony Wall ... Male Attendant (segment "Blind Alleys")
Hedger Wallace ... Police Inspector (segment "Wish You Were Here")
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Rietty ... Radio Newcaster (voice)
John Barrard ... Blind Man (segment "Blind Alleys") (uncredited)
Carl Bernard ... Blind Man (segment "Blind Alleys") (uncredited)
Hugo De Vernier ... Blind Man (segment "Blind Alleys") (uncredited)
Chris Gannon ... Blind Man (segment "Blind Alleys") (uncredited)
Ernest C. Jennings ... Blind Man (segment "Blind Alleys") (uncredited)
Louis Mansi ... 2nd Blind Man (segment "Blind Alleys") (uncredited)
Bartlett Mullins ... First Blind Man (segment "Blind Alleys") (uncredited)
Bert Palmer ... Blind Man (segment "Blind Alleys") (uncredited)
Ann Sears ... Mrs. Carter (segment "Poetic Justice") (uncredited)
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Directed by
Freddie Francis 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Johnny Craig  comic book stories Tales From The Crypt and The Vault of Horror
Al Feldstein  comic book stories Tales From The Crypt and The Vault of Horror
William M. Gaines  comic book stories Tales From The Crypt and The Vault of Horror (as Bill Gaines)
Milton Subotsky  screenplay

Produced by
Charles W. Fries .... executive producer (as Charles Fries)
Max Rosenberg .... producer (as Max J. Rosenberg)
Milton Subotsky .... producer
 
Original Music by
Douglas Gamley 
 
Cinematography by
Norman Warwick (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Teddy Darvas 
 
Casting by
Ronnie Curtis 
 
Art Direction by
Tony Curtis 
 
Makeup Department
Roy Ashton .... chief makeup artist
Joan Carpenter .... chief hairdresser
 
Production Management
Teresa Bolland .... production manager
Arthur Stolnitz .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Saunders .... assistant director
Mike Higgins .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Terry Pearce .... third assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Helen Thomas .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Norman Bolland .... sound mixer
Pat Foster .... sound editor
Nolan Roberts .... dubbing mixer
 
Visual Effects by
Gerald Larn .... matte painter (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John Harris .... camera operator
David Wynn-Jones .... focus puller (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bridget Sellers .... wardrobe mistress
 
Music Department
Douglas Gamley .... conductor
Nicolas Kynaston .... musician: organ, Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor
 
Other crew
Penny Daniels .... continuity
Paul Thompson .... production executive
Michael Walsh .... dog trainer: "Shane"
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
92 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:(Banned) (1972) (original rating) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (re-rating) | West Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Italy:VM14 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) (1988) (cinema version) (cut) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | USA:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Peter Duffell passed on the chance to direct this picture. more
Goofs:
Plot holes: In the fourth segment, Enid wishes for her husband Jason exactly like he was before the accident. However, when he's brought in by the undertakers, he's been embalmed, which isn't how he was just before the accident. more
Quotes:
Charles Gregory: [Revived to life, twitching and screaming in pain] Oh, Enid!
Charles Gregory: [Yelling towards the front door] Charles!
Ralph Jason: Help me!
Charles Gregory: [Entering the house] What's happened?
[to Enid]
Charles Gregory: What have you done?
Enid Jason: I wished him alive again... forever!
Charles Gregory: Don't you realize he's been embalmed? His veins are filled with embalming fluid, burning into him!
Enid Jason: [Sobbing] Oh, no!
Ralph Jason: [Screaming] Enid, do something! For God's sake, Enid, help me!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hood of Horror (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor more

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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Not Your Typical Bedtime Story!, 26 January 2006
10/10
Author: ClassixFan from USA

Amicus Studios, best known for their anthology films nailed it with this effort from 1972. With five solid stories to chill your bones, this anthology is one of my favorite films, bar none. The film is packed with a solid cast that includes; Peter Cushing, Joan Collins, Ian Hednry and Richard Greene, just to name a few. My personal faves from this anthology would be; All Through the House, Poetic Justice and Wish You Were Here, but all five stories are really well done. The Peter Cushing story is particularly touching, Cushing does a wonderful job of playing a sad man, mourning the death of his wife, in his story, which very much paralleled Cushing's own life, as he was still in mourning over the recent loss of his own wife. If you're a fan of the macabre, then you owe it to yourself to seek this 1972 film out, it is quite tame by today's standards as far as blood and gore go, but the chill factor is definitely there.

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