From Beyond the Grave (1973)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Kevin Connor

Writers:

R. Chetwynd-Hayes (stories)
Raymond Christodoulou (writer)

Release Date:

November 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

Terror to delight worshippers of the Macabre.

Plot:

Anthology film from Amicus adapted from four short stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes strung together about...

Plot Keywords:

Antique | Anthology | Shop | Mirror | Antique Dealer

Cast

Ian Bannen	...	Christopher Lowe (segment "An Act of Kindness")
Ian Carmichael	...	Reggie Warren (segment "The Elemental")
Peter Cushing	...	Antique Shop Proprietor
Diana Dors	...	Mabel Lowe (segment "Act of Kindness, An")
Margaret Leighton	...	Madame Orloff (segment "Elemental, The")
Donald Pleasence	...	Jim Underwood (segment "Act of Kindness, An")
Nyree Dawn Porter	...	Susan Warren (segment "Elemental, The")
David Warner	...	Edward Charlton (segment "Gate Crasher, The")
Ian Ogilvy	...	William Seaton (segment "Door, The")
Lesley-Anne Down	...	Rosemary Seaton (segment "Door, The")
Jack Watson	...	Sir Michael Sinclair (segment "Door, The")
Angela Pleasence	...	Emily Underwood (segment "An Act of Kindness")
Wendy Allnutt	...	Pamela (segment "Gate Crasher, The")
Rosalind Ayres	...	Prostitute / Edward's first victim (segment "Gate Crasher, The")
Tommy Godfrey	...	Mr. Jeffries

Also Known As:

Creatures (USA) (reissue title)
Creatures from Beyond the Grave
Tales from Beyond the Grave
Tales from the Beyond
The Undead

Runtime:

Spain:94 min | USA:97 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | UK:X (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Windsor and Eton Railway Station, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Amicus Productions

Trivia:

Marcel Steiner was dubbed by Robert Rietty

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the segment "Act of Kindness", the ex-service man's sign is misspelt (the R is missing).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Horror Business (2005) (V)

The best of British horror!

A superb slice of vintage British horror from Amicus productions, which although headed by two Americans Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky, Amicus was based in England at Shepperton Studios. I personally am a huge admirer of the work of Milton Subotsky, I think he gave a great deal to the British film industry and gave us the 'portmanteau' style of horror film which meant that the stories would be around half an hour long, it was impossible to tire of such a short subject! Milton himself claimed that the classic 'Dead of Night' was the inspiration behind these multi segment horror films and I think he took it to another level. I think that 'From Beyond' is the finest one they made, with atmospheric stories and great acting from the entire cast and of course the wonderful Peter Cushing as the mysterious proprietor of 'Temptations Ltd'. Peter was the actor most used by the studio, he being very reasonable by way of his fees, whereas Subotsky claimed the great Christopher Lee became too expensive!