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A Balasaur Score of 68 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, Metacritic 68/100. Every source lands within 3 points of the others. It runs a compact 1h 29m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic68/100
212 audience votes
Key crew
- Les BaxterOriginal Music Composer
- Richard MathesonScreenplay
- Roger CormanDirector
Cast
- Vincent PriceLocke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator
- Peter LorreMontresor ("The Black Cat")
- Basil RathboneCarmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
- Debra PagetHelene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
- Maggie PierceLenora ("Morella")
- Joyce JamesonAnnabel ("The Black Cat")
- Leona GageMorella ("Morella")
- David FrankhamDr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
- Lennie WeinribPoliceman ("The Black Cat")
- Wally CampoBarman Wilkins ("The Black Cat")
- Alan DeWittChairman of Wine Society ("The Black Cat")
- John HackettPoliceman ("The Black Cat")
Stills
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Themes
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