Tales from the Crypt (film)
1972 British film directed by Freddie Francis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tales from the Crypt is a 1972 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis.[4] It is an anthology film consisting of five separate segments, based on short stories from the EC Comics series Tales from the Crypt by Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, and Bill Gaines. The film was produced by Amicus Productions and filmed at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England.
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Directed by | Freddie Francis |
Screenplay by | Milton Subotsky |
Based on | Tales from the Crypt The Vault of Horror by Al Feldstein Johnny Craig Bill Gaines |
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Cinematography | Norman Warwick |
Edited by | Teddy Darvas |
Music by | Douglas Gamley |
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Distributed by | Cinerama Releasing Corporation[1] |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £170,000[2] |
Box office | over $3 million (US)[2] or $1,890,000[3] |
In the film, five strangers (Joan Collins, Ian Hendry, Robin Phillips, Richard Greene and Nigel Patrick) in a crypt encounter the mysterious Crypt Keeper (Ralph Richardson), who makes each person in turn foresee the manner of their death. It is one of several Amicus horror anthologies produced during the 1970s.