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Tales from the Crypt (1972) More at IMDbPro »

• Peter Duffell passed on the chance to direct this picture.
  
  
• Peter Cushing is said to "act as himself" in this movie: Cushing's wife had died recently and he was very depressed; while Cushing's character is a widower who uses a ouija to talk with his dead wife.
  
  
• Ralph Richardson filmed his major role in a day.
  
  
• Richard Greene was second choice to play Ralph Jason.
  
  
• Peter Cushing was originally intended to play Ralph Jason, but after looking at the script he persuaded the producers that he would do more justice to the role of Mr. Grimsdyke
  
  
• Last full length cinema film of Robert Hutton.
  
  
• Robert Zemeckis has said this is his favorite movie to watch on Halloween since it was released. he later produced a HBO show based off the comic series and directed the first episode, which was also the first story in the movie.
  
  
• The script under went many drafts, most changes involving the crypt keeper himself. First draft had him talking to the audience directly, the third draft did not contain a crypt keeper, and by the sixth draft it was decided he would interact with people in the stories.
  
  
• Peter Cushing wanted to do the movie so much that he took a lower fee.
  
  
• Stephen King and George A. Romero considered remaking this movie together. Their work together resulted in a completely separate but similar film, Creepshow (1982).
  
  
• Director Freddie Francis never read the original comics, fearing it would effect his personal interpretations on the stories.
  
  

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