The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 29min
- Drama, Horror
- 30 Oct 1964 (Ireland)
- Movie
A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
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Cast verified as complete
| Vincent Price | ... |
Prince Prospero
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| Hazel Court | ... |
Juliana
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| Jane Asher | ... |
Francesca
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| David Weston | ... |
Gino
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| Nigel Green | ... |
Ludovico
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| Patrick Magee | ... |
Alfredo
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Paul Whitsun-Jones | ... |
Scarlatti
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| Robert Brown | ... |
Guard
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| Julian Burton | ... |
Señor Veronese
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David Davies | ... |
Lead Villager
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| Skip Martin | ... |
Hop Toad
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| Gaye Brown | ... |
Señora Escobar
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| Verina Greenlaw | ... |
Esmeralda
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Doreen Dawn | ... |
Anna-Marie
(as Doreen Dawne)
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Brian Hewlett | ... |
Senor Lampredi
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| Sarah Brackett | ... |
Grandmother
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David Allen | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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Dorothy Anelay | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Jack Armstrong | ... |
Guest at Banquet (uncredited)
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Gerry Atkins | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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Jill Bathurst | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Julian Bolt | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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Norris Boyd | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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| Peter Brace | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Ricky Clarke | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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Ronnie Curran | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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Alan Dalton | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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Gladys Davison | ... |
Old Woman (uncredited)
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Robert de Warren | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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Rosemarie Dunham | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jane Evans | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Dorothy Fraser | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Edith Gey | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Terry Gilbert | ... |
Special Dancer (uncredited)
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Sally Gilpin | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Bertie Green | ... |
Special Dancer (uncredited)
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| Harvey Hall | ... |
Senor Rivoli (uncredited)
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Janet Hall | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Janet Kedge | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Brigitte Kelly-Espinoza | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Joanna Kubik | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Seraphina Lansdown | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Gale Law | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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Delia Linden | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Jean Lodge | ... |
Scarlatti's Wife (uncredited)
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Tony Manning | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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Len Martin | ... |
Special Dancer (uncredited)
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Norman McDowell | ... |
Special Dancer (uncredited)
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| Stanley Meadows | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Hugh Morton | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Bill Owen | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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Joan Palethorpe | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Fred Peters | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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Maureen Sims | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Roy Staite | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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John Stone | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Angela Symonds | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Caroline Symonds | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Jenny Till | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Stanley Tiller | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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John Westbrook | ... |
Man in Red (uncredited)
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David Wishart | ... |
Male Dancer (uncredited)
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| Fred Wood | ... |
Prisoner (uncredited)
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Selina Wylie | ... |
Female Dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Roger Corman | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Charles Beaumont | ... | (screenplay) and |
| R. Wright Campbell | ... | (screenplay) |
| Edgar Allan Poe | ... | (from a story by) |
Produced by
| Roger Corman | ... | producer (produced by) |
| George Willoughby | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| David Lee | ||
Cinematography by
| Nicolas Roeg | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Ann Chegwidden | ||
Editorial Department
| Lorna Armour | ... | second assistant editor (uncredited) |
| Ernie Grimsdale | ... | first assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| G.B. Walker | ||
Production Design by
| Daniel Haller | ||
Art Direction by
| Robert Jones | ||
Makeup Department
| Elsie Alder | ... | hairdresser |
| George Partleton | ... | make-up |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Peter Price | ... | assistant director |
| Mike Gowans | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
| Julio Sempere | ... | first assistant director (uncredited) |
| Bernard Williams | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Dick Frift | ... | construction manager (as Richard Frift) |
| Colin Southcott | ... | set dresser |
| Bill Beavis | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
| Michael Finlay | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Edwin Galligan | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Len Abbott | ... | sound |
| Richard Bird | ... | sound |
| Allan Morrison | ... | dubbing editor |
| Don Wortham | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| George Blackwell | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Ray Caple | ... | matte painter (uncredited) |
| Bob Cuff | ... | matte painter (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Peter Brace | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| George Leech | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Joe Powell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Alex Thomson | ... | camera operator |
| Gordon Hayman | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
| George Higgins | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Kevin Kavanagh | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
| Tom Naylor | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Laura Nightingale | ... | costume supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Joan Davis | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Samuel Z. Arkoff | ... | presenter |
| Jim Baker | ... | title designer |
| Jack Carter | ... | choreographer |
| Nat Cohen | ... | presenter: UK |
| Stuart Levy | ... | presenter: UK |
| James H. Nicholson | ... | presenter |
| Reynold Brown | ... | movie poster art (uncredited) |
| Valerie Kent | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
| Paul Mayersberg | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Edna Tromans | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Joe Dante | ... | special thanks: 2018 restoration |
| Jon Davison | ... | special thanks: 2018 restoration |
Production Companies
- Alta Vista Productions (© copyright by: MCMLXIV)
Distributors
- Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (1964) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner-Pathé Distributors (1964) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- American International Pictures (AIP) (1964) (United States) (theatrical)
- Società Italiana di Distribuzione (SIDIS) (1964) (Italy) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- British Empire Films Australia (1965) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Corona (1967) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- FifiGE/AG Kino (1971) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Iris-Film (1971) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1972) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1972) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Suomi-Filmi (1973) (Finland) (theatrical)
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1974) (Canada) (tv) (syndication)
- Syncron Film (1976) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1979) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- Barcino Films (1983) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Hollywood Home Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Orion Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS) (laserdisc)
- Lightning Video (1986) (United States) (VHS) (pan-and-scan)
- TV3 (1992) (Finland) (tv)
- Image Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2003) (Finland) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sinister Film (2010) (Italy) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Shock (2015) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Sinister Film (2017) (Non-US)
- Wellington Enterprises, LCC (2017) (Non-US)
- Scream Factory (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Collection (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- StudioCanal (2021) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (4k restoration) (uncut version)
- ITVX (2023) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (Canada) (DVD)
- Omaxi (Finland) (VHS)
- Weintraub Entertainment Group (United Kingdom) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- RCA Sound System (sound)
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Archive (restored by: 2018 restoration)
- The Film Foundation (restored by: 2018 restoration)
- The George Lucas Family Trust (restoration funding provided by: 2018 restoration)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (special thanks: 2018 restoration)
- Roundabout Entertainment (4K scanning and image restoration: 2018 restoration)
- Audio Mechanics Music & Sound (audio restoration: 2018 restoration)
- Elstree Studios (studio)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The evil Prince Prospero is riding through the Catania village when he sees that the peasants are dying of Red Death plague. Prospero asks to burn down the village and he is offended by the villagers Gino and his father-in-law Ludovico. He decides to kill them, but Gino's wife, the young and beautiful Francesca, begs for the lives of her husband and her father and Prospero brings them alive to his castle expecting to corrupt Francesca. Propero worships Satan and invites his noble friends to stay in his castle that is a shelter of depravity against the plague. When Prospero invites his guests to attend a masked ball, he sees a red hooded stranger and he believes that Satan himself has attended his party. But soon he learns who his mysterious guest is. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | LOOK INTO THIS FACE - SHUDDER... at the blood-stained dance of the Red Death! TREMBLE... to the hideous tortures of the catacombs of Kali! GASP... at the sacrifice of the innocent virgin to the vengeance of Baal! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Jane Asher asked Roger Corman if a friend could visit the set and join them for lunch. She explained that her friend was a musician who was about to do his first gig in London that night. At the end of lunch, Corman wished him good luck with his concert. Roger Corman had never heard of Paul McCartney until he read of the concert's success in the next day's newspapers. See more » |
| Goofs | Despite Prospero warning the guests not to wear red to the masque, several people are wearing red: capes, hats etc. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Masque of the Red Death (1971). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | "And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."- the final line of the original Poe story. See more » |
| Quotes |
Prospero:
Somewhere in the human mind, my dear Francesca, lies the key to our existance. My ancestors tried to find it. And to open the door that separates us from our Creator. Francesca: But you need no doors to find God. If you believe... Prospero: Believe? If you believe, my dear Francesca, you are... gullible. Can you look around this world and believe in the goodness of a god who rules it? Famine, Pestilence, War, Disease and Death! They rule this world. Francesca: There is also love and life and hope. Prospero: Very little hope I assure you. No. If a god of love and life ever did exist... he is long since dead. Someone... something, rules in his place. See more » |