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The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

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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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  • Jane Asher in The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
  • Vincent Price and Hazel Court in The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

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12 March 2004 | didi-5
superb Poe adaptation
Possibly the best of the Roger Corman-Vincent Price series of film adaptations of the stories of Edgar Allen Poe, 'The Masque of the Red Death' is a chilling and malevolent tale of decadent devil-worshippers holed up in a castle while the Red Death claims its victims in the village outside.

Vincent Price was a gloriously hammy actor who played horror roles with the utmost seriousness. His characterization of Prince Prospero in this movie is brilliant - a man without a soul or heart who is only conquered when a girl of equal faith enters his castle (the wooden Jane Asher as Francesca). In support Hazel Court as the would-be Bride of Satan Juliana, and Patrick Magee as the corrupt Alfredo are particularly worthy of note.

The dwarf's revenge on Alfredo during the masque is as chilling as anything which came before in films such as 1932's 'Freaks'; while the film shimmers with beautiful cinematography (especially the coloured rooms) and simmers with corruption. The combined effect is superb and makes the film a memorable experience.

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This was the final movie shown on New York's WNEW (now WNYW) Channel 5's "Drive-In Movie" program, dated 2 July, 1988.

Quotes

Guard: Where doth the rabbit run?
Guard: He fears Prospero more than the Red Death!

Goofs

Clear discontinuity between shots when Read Death asks Prospero why would he be afraid to die.

Crazy Credits

Satanic cards are put by an animated hand on the red background during the closing credits, finishing with the death card "La mort".

Alternate Versions

The German Blu-ray restores some cuts of the MGM version. Jane Asher is kicked in the face by Vincent Price's guard while she is saying the sentence 'Mercy in the name of God'. In the MGM releases (including the DVDs and the US Blu-ray) the kick and '..of God' is missing. Around 20:30 Min. into the movie there is a scene where the camera zooms in on a black gate and then switches to a scene with Vincent Price going through the hall of his castle. The zoom is slightly longer on the German Blu-ray (most likely a frame cut in the MGM releases), thus in the next scene the music sets in immediately in the German Blu-ray whereas it takes almost two seconds in the MGM release. Also the German Blu-ray features the Francesca bathtub scene in its uncensored version as a deleted scene.

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Release Date:

30 October 1964

Language

English, Latin

Country of Origin

UK, USA

Filming Locations

Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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