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Tales from the Crypt

Name: Tales from the Crypt
Genre: horror
Released: 1972-03-09
Duration: 1 h 33 min

1972 · PG · 1h 33m

DEATH LIVES in the Vault of Horror!

When a tourist group become lost within ancient catacombs, they meet the sinister Crypt Keeper, who tells them each their fate. The enigmatic figure's macabre stories involve a wife dabbling in murder, a retired sanitation worker targeted by his suspicious neighbors, and an adulterer who may face a fitting demise if the yarns come true.

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Release

US theatrical: March 9, 1972

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Directed by

Freddie Francis

Written by

Milton Subotsky, William Gaines, Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig

Cinematography

Norman Warwick

Music

Douglas Gamley

Starring

Joan Collins as Joanne Clayton · Peter Cushing as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke · Roy Dotrice as Charles Gregory · Richard Greene as Ralph Jason · Ian Hendry as Carl Maitland · Patrick Magee as George Carter · Barbara Murray as Enid Jason · Nigel Patrick as Maj. William Rogers