The read
Scores higher than 81% of the 146 1960s horror movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic78/100
397 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard MathesonScreenplay
- Les BaxterOriginal Music Composer
- Roger CormanDirector
Cast
- Vincent PriceNicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina
- John KerrFrancis Barnard
- Barbara SteeleElizabeth Barnard Medina
- Luana AndersCatherine Medina
- Antony CarboneDoctor Leon
- Patrick WestwoodMaximillian
- Lynette BernayMaria
- Mary MenziesIsabella
- Charles VictorBartolome
- Larry TurnerYoung Nicholas
- Randee Lynne JensenExtra (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
spaininquisitioninsanitysupernaturalcastleburied aliveflashbackgothic horrorsecret doormadnesstorturerspanish inquisition
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