The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
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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Prince Prospero -
Juliana -
Francesca -
Gino -
Ludovico -
Alfredo -
Scarlatti -
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Señor Veronese -
Lead Villager
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Hop Toad -
Señora Escobar
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Esmeralda -
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Senor Lampredi
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Director:
Roger CormanWriters:
Charles Beaumont (screenplay), R. Wright Campbell (screenplay), Edgar Allan Poe (from a story by)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
Hop-Toad and Esmeralda were drawn from Poe's short story "Hop-Frog". That story was inspired by an actual incident in 1393, where French King Charles VI and 5 of his lords dressed and chained themselves as "wild men" at a masquerade, and their costumes caught fire from a stray spark. 4 of the lords died, and the incident became known as the Bal de Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men).
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Gino:
My God... my God!
Man in red:
Who is... *your* God?
Gino:
The true one.
Man in red:
Yes...
Goofs
Prospero gives "Belial" as an alternative name for Satan. In virtually all sources this is the name of a demon, not Satan himself.
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
UK BBC transmissions include the dialogue and face-slapping missing from all DVD releases as well as a scene, running around 50 secs, in which Hop Toad tells the female dwarf that no one will ever hit her again.
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HorrorDetails
Release Date:
30 October 1964Language
English, Latin
Country of Origin
USA, UKFilming Locations
Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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