Project Detail

The Masque of the Red Death

Synopsis

A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the 'Red Death' plague that stalks the land.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Treasures Strand

Details

Year
1964
Type of film
Features
Running time
92 mins
Director
Roger Corman
Producer
Roger Corman
Editor
Ann Chegwidden
Screenwriter
Charles Beaumont (screenplay), R. Wright Campbell (screenplay), Edgar Allan Poe (story)
Director of Photography
Nicolas Roeg
Production Designer
Daniel Haller
Music
David Lee
Principal cast
Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher
Film Image
Courtesy of the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy Film Archive

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

US, UK co-production

Restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation

Sales Company

STUDIOCANAL

1, Place du Spectacle
92130 Issy les Moulineaux
France

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