Movie
The Masque of the Red Death
Overview
A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
Details
- Release date
- 1964-09-16
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Alta Vista Productions, American International Pictures
- Country
- United States of America, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Vincent Price as Prince Prospero
- Hazel Court as Juliana
- Jane Asher as Francesca
- David Weston as Gino
- Nigel Green as Ludovico
- Patrick Magee as Alfredo
- Paul Whitsun-Jones as Scarlatti
- Robert Brown as Guard
- Julian Burton as Señor Veronese
- David Davies as Lead Villager
- Skip Martin as Hop Toad
- Gaye Brown as Señora Escobar
Crew
- Roger Corman - Director
- Charles Beaumont - Screenplay
- R. Wright Campbell - Screenplay
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