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The Vault of Horror( 1973)

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Overview

The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about their recurring nightmares. Their stories include vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an insurance scam, and an artist who kills by painting his victims' deaths.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Anna Massey

      Donna Rogers (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

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      Terry-Thomas

      Arthur Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

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      Glynis Johns

      Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

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      John Forbes-Robertson

      Wilson (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

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      Curd Jürgens

      Sebastian (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

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      Dawn Addams

      Inez (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

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      Ishaq Bux

      Fakir (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

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      Michael Craig

      Maitland (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

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      Edward Judd

      Alex (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

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      Robin Nedwell

      Tom (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

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      Geoffrey Davies

      Jerry (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

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      Tom Baker

      Moore (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

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      Denholm Elliott

      Diltant (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

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      Terence Alexander

      Fenton Breedley (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

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      Erik Chitty

      Old Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

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      Mike Pratt

      Clive (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

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      Jerold Wells

      Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

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      Marianne Stone

      Jane (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

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      Frank Forsyth

      Male Customer (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

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      Jasmina Hilton

      Indian Girl (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")

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      Arthur Mullard

      Gravedigger (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

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      Geraldine Hart

      Landlady (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")

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      John Witty

      Gaskill (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

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      Tony Hazel

      Voodoo Man (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

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      Maurice Kaufmann

      Bob Dickson (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

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      Sylvia Marriott

      Mrs. Breedley (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

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      Tommy Godfrey

      Landlord (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

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      Elsa Smith

      Secretary (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

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      Tony Wall

      Painter (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

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      Daniel Massey

      Harold Rogers (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")

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      George Oliver

      Restaurant Vampire (segment "Midnight Mess") (uncredited)

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      Daniel Johns

      Cutter (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

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      Egbert Sen

      Man in the crowd (uncredited)

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    A review by Unimonster

    10
    Written by Unimonster on Sat Dec 16 2017
    The Vault of Horror (1973, Roy Ward Baker) Just as Britain's premier house of horror, Hammer Films, was entering the period of it's final decline in the early 1970s, a new challenger for the throne arose. This was Amicus Productions, founded in 1962 by two American screenwriters and producers, Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg. Beginning in 1965, with Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, Amicus focused on horror films, especially anthology film inspired by the 1945 British classic Dead of Night. In 1972 the studio released it's best known title, Tales from the Crypt. Based upon the EC comic ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • vampire
    • vault
    • painting
    • supernatural
    • based on comic
    • anthology
    • scam
    • brutal death
    • india
    • stranger
    • dismemberment
    • crypt keeper
    • magician