The Masque of the Red Death (1964 film)

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The Masque of the Red Death (1964 film) is a 1964 British horror film directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story and starring Vincent Price as a sadistic prince terrorized by a mysterious plague.

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instanceOf film ⓘ
artDirection Daniel Haller ⓘ
basedOn The Masque of the Red Death ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ
certificate UK X certificate ⓘ
character Prince Prospero ⓘ
cinematography Nicolas Roeg ⓘ
colorProcess Eastmancolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Roger Corman ⓘ
distributor American International Pictures ⓘ
distributorRegion United States ⓘ
editingBy Ann Chegwidden ⓘ
filmingLocation England ⓘ
genre gothic horror ⓘ
horror ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadActorRole Vincent Price as Prince Prospero ⓘ
mainAntagonist Red Death ⓘ
linked to: Red Death plague
musicBy David Lee ⓘ
notableFor adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s work ⓘ
lavish color cinematography ⓘ
partOfSeries Roger Corman Poe cycle ⓘ
plotSummary A sadistic prince and his decadent court attempt to avoid a deadly plague known as the Red Death by secluding themselves in his castle. ⓘ
portrays a mysterious plague called the Red Death ⓘ
producer Roger Corman ⓘ
productionCompany Alta Vista Productions ⓘ
releaseDate 1964-06-24 ⓘ
releaseYear 1964 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 89 ⓘ
screenwriter Charles Beaumont ⓘ
R. Wright Campbell ⓘ
setting medieval Italy ⓘ
linked to: Medieval Italy
sourceWorkAuthor Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ
sourceWorkGenre short story ⓘ
sourceWorkTitle The Masque of the Red Death ⓘ
starring Hazel Court ⓘ
Jane Asher ⓘ
Nigel Green ⓘ
Patrick Magee ⓘ
Vincent Price ⓘ
theme death ⓘ
decadence ⓘ
inevitability of mortality ⓘ

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Vincent Price → notableWork → The Masque of the Red Death (1964 film) ⓘ
Roger Corman Poe cycle → includesFilm → The Masque of the Red Death (1964 film) ⓘ
Alexander Proyas → directed → Masque of the Red Death (short film) ⓘ
linked to: The Masque of the Red Death (1964 film)