The Masque of the Red Death (1964 film)

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The Masque of the Red Death (1964 film) is a 1964 British horror film directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story and starring Vincent Price as a sadistic prince terrorized by a mysterious plague.

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instanceOf film
artDirection Daniel Haller NERFINISHED
basedOn The Masque of the Red Death NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED
certificate UK X certificate
character Prince Prospero NERFINISHED
cinematography Nicolas Roeg NERFINISHED
colorProcess Eastmancolor NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Roger Corman NERFINISHED
distributor American International Pictures NERFINISHED
distributorRegion United States of America
surface form: United States
editingBy Ann Chegwidden NERFINISHED
filmingLocation England NERFINISHED
genre gothic horror
horror
language English
leadActorRole Vincent Price as Prince Prospero NERFINISHED
mainAntagonist Red Death NERFINISHED
musicBy David Lee NERFINISHED
notableFor adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s work
lavish color cinematography
partOfSeries Roger Corman Poe cycle NERFINISHED
plotSummary A sadistic prince and his decadent court attempt to avoid a deadly plague known as the Red Death by secluding themselves in his castle.
portrays a mysterious plague called the Red Death
producer Roger Corman NERFINISHED
productionCompany Alta Vista Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1964-06-24
releaseYear 1964
runtimeMinutes 89
screenwriter Charles Beaumont NERFINISHED
R. Wright Campbell NERFINISHED
setting medieval Italy NERFINISHED
sourceWorkAuthor Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED
sourceWorkGenre short story
sourceWorkTitle The Masque of the Red Death NERFINISHED
starring Hazel Court NERFINISHED
Jane Asher NERFINISHED
Nigel Green NERFINISHED
Patrick Magee NERFINISHED
Vincent Price NERFINISHED
theme death
decadence
inevitability of mortality

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Vincent Price notableWork The Masque of the Red Death (1964 film)
Roger Corman Poe cycle includesFilm The Masque of the Red Death (1964 film)