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The Keep( 1983)

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They were all drawn to the keep. Tonight, they will all face the evil.

Overview

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar and a mysterious traveller.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Scott Glenn

      Glaeken Trismegestus

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      Alberta Watson

      Eva Cuza

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      Jürgen Prochnow

      Captain Klaus Woermann

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      Robert Prosky

      Father Mihail Fonescu

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      Gabriel Byrne

      Major Kaempffer

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      Ian McKellen

      Dr. Theodore Cuza

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      William Morgan Sheppard

      Alexandru

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      Royston Tickner

      Tomescu

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      Michael Carter

      Radu Molasar

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      John Vine

      Lutz

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      Wolf Kahler

      S.S. Adjutant

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      Jona Jones

      Otto

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      Rosalie Crutchley

      Josefa

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      Frederick Warder

      Border Guard 1

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      Bruce Payne

      Border Guard 2

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      David Cardy

      Alexandru's Son

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      John Eastham

      Alexandru's Second Son

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      Philip Bloomfield

      Josefa's Son

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      Yashaw Adem

      Carlos

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      Stephen Whittaker

      S.S. Kommando

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      Ian Ruskin

      S.S. Kommando

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      Stephen Jenn

      S.S. Kommando

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      Benedick Blythe

      S.S. Kommando

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      Robin Langford

      S.S. Kommando

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      Renny Krupinski

      Wehrmacht Soldier

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      Peter Guinness

      Wehrmacht Soldier

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      Sean Baker

      Wehrmacht Soldier

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      Timothy Block

      Wehrmacht Soldier

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      Owain Griffiths

      Wehrmacht Soldier (uncredited)

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      Ralph G. Morse

      Wehrmacht Soldier (uncredited)

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      Doug Robinson

      Guard (uncredited)

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      Peter Ross-Murray

      Nazi Soldier (uncredited)

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Wed Feb 16 2022
    **_Arty fantasy/horror taking place at a citadel in Romania during WW2_** In late 1941, a motorized German infantry unit holds a pass in the Carpathian Mountains by occupying a strange fortress that’s “built backwards,” as the captain observes (Jürgen Prochnow). When soldiers start mysteriously dying, it draws a ruthless Nazi commander into the fray (Gabriel Byrne), as well as a Hebrew professor and his daughter (Ian McKellen & Alberta Watson). A strange nomad is also attracted to the proceedings (Scott Glenn). Based on the 1981 book of the same name, "The Keep" (1983) is a supernatu...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    6000000.00

    Revenue

    3661757.00

    Keywords

    • nazi
    • ss (nazi schutzstaffel)
    • demon