Rent Castle of the Walking Dead (1967)
3.2 of 5 from 59 ratings
1h 21min
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- Synopsis:
After a public execution, the good people of a small Transylvanian community think they have finally rid themselves of the murderous Count Regula (Christopher Lee), known to his victims as Dr. Sadism - they were wrong! Even being drawn and quartered does not cripple this sadist. Thirty-five years later, he comes back to seek revenge on the daughter of his intended 13th victim and the son of his prosecutor in order to attain immortal life. Borrowing loosely from Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum', director Harald Reinl does a masterful job of pacing and fills the screen with surreal and spine tingling images. Reinl's real life wife Karin Dor plays the luscious Baroness Lillian von Brabant, the last female member of one of the families. Only her blood can give the Count what he needs for his life elixir. - Actors:
- Lex Barker, Karin Dor, Christopher Lee, Carl Lange, Christiane Rücker, Vladimir Medar, Dieter Eppler
- Directors:
- Harald Reinl
- Producers:
- Erwin Gitt
- Voiced By:
- Klaus W. Krause, Horst Naumann, Bruno W. Pantel, Herbert Weicker
- Writers:
- Manfred R. Köhler, Edgar Allan Poe
- Aka:
- Die Schlangengrube und das Pendel / The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism / Pendulum / The Snake Pit / The Snake Pit and the Pendulum / The Torture Room / The Blood Demon
- Studio:
- Jef Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Germany
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/07/2023
- Run Time:
- 84 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono, German LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.57:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Film Critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
- Film Locations 1967 vs 2020 Featurette
- Die Schlangengrube-Die Burg de Grauens" German Super 8 Digest Version
- Die Schlangengrube de Grafen Dracula" German Super 8 Digest Version
- Original German Trailer
- Modern Trailer
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Spoilers follow ... - Castle of the Walking Dead review by NP
Ten years after his successful stint as Tarzan, Lex Barker is still in hero mode. At the end of the '50s, he found work surprisingly hard to come by and so travelled further afield than his native America where he still received top billing. He's a bit wooden in this, to be honest, but then he isn't required to do an awful lot other than to look smouldering and get involved in a few scraps - which he does with aplomb.
There are echoes of Dracula here, with blood providing life (long) after death, and Christopher Lee as Count Regula. Dripping corridors, a doomy atmosphere and plenty a heaving bosom, all heartily directed by Harald Reinl, ensure a thickly sliced slab of gothic splendour.
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