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The Keep

"They were all drawn to the keep. Tonight, they will all face the evil."

1983-12-16 Horror 1hr 36m

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar and a mysterious traveller.

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Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar and a mysterious traveller.

  • Released
    1983-12-16
  • Revenue
    $3,661,757
  • Budget
    $6,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 36m
  • Genre
    Horror, Fantasy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.7
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures, Associated Capital, Capital Equipment Leasing, Howard W. Koch Productions, Gene Kirkwood Productions

Crew

Michael Mann
Director
F. Paul Wilson
Novel
Gene Kirkwood
Producer
Keywords:
nazi ss (nazi schutzstaffel) demon

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Cast

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn
Glaeken Trismegestus
Alberta Watson

Alberta Watson
Eva Cuza
Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow
Captain Klaus Woermann
Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky
Father Mihail Fonescu
Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne
Major Kaempffer
Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen
Dr. Theodore Cuza
William Morgan Sheppard

William Morgan Sheppard
Alexandru
Royston Tickner

Royston Tickner
Tomescu
Michael Carter

Michael Carter
Radu Molasar
John Vine

John Vine
Lutz
Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler
S.S. Adjutant
Jona Jones

Jona Jones
Otto
Rosalie Crutchley

Rosalie Crutchley
Josefa
Frederick Warder

Frederick Warder
Border Guard 1
Bruce Payne

Bruce Payne
Border Guard 2
David Cardy

David Cardy
Alexandru's Son
John Eastham

John Eastham
Alexandru's Second Son
Philip Bloomfield

Philip Bloomfield
Josefa's Son
Yashaw Adem

Yashaw Adem
Carlos
Stephen Whittaker

Stephen Whittaker
S.S. Kommando
Ian Ruskin

Ian Ruskin
S.S. Kommando
Stephen Jenn

Stephen Jenn
S.S. Kommando
Benedick Blythe

Benedick Blythe
S.S. Kommando
Robin Langford

Robin Langford
S.S. Kommando
Renny Krupinski

Renny Krupinski
Wehrmacht Soldier
Peter Guinness

Peter Guinness
Wehrmacht Soldier
Sean Baker

Sean Baker
Wehrmacht Soldier
Timothy Block

Timothy Block
Wehrmacht Soldier
Owain Griffiths

Owain Griffiths
Wehrmacht Soldier (uncredited)
Ralph G. Morse

Ralph G. Morse
Wehrmacht Soldier (uncredited)
Doug Robinson

Doug Robinson
Guard (uncredited)
Peter Ross-Murray

Peter Ross-Murray
Nazi Soldier (uncredited)

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Reviews for The Keep
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A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2022-02-16

**_Arty fantasy/horror taking place at a citadel in Romania during WW2_** In late 1941, a motorized German infantry unit holds a pass ... read more

**_Arty fantasy/horror taking place at a citadel in Romania during WW2_** In late 1941, a motorized German infantry unit holds a pass in the Carpathian Mountains by occupying a strange fortress that’s “built backwards,” as the captain observes (Jürgen Prochnow). When soldiers start mysteriously dying, it draws a ruthless Nazi commander into the fray (Gabriel Byrne), as well as a Hebrew professor and his daughter (Ian McKellen & Alberta Watson). A strange nomad is also attracted to the proceedings (Scott Glenn). Based on the 1981 book of the same name, "The Keep" (1983) is a supernatural thriller set in WW2, one of director Michael Mann’s early flicks before his great success with films like “The Last of the Mohicans” (1992). While this was a flop at the box office, it has since developed a cult following. It was no cheapo movie, costing a whopping $11 million at the time and hence has quality production values, especially for an early 80’s horror flick. It’s comparable to a late-era Hammer movie, just made on a huge budget and without Cushing or Lee. There are elements of “Altered States” (1980), “The Formula” (1980), “The Seventh Sign” (1988) and “Howling V: The Rebirth” (1989) so, if you like those films, check it out (and, yes, I realize those last two came out 5-6 years later). The production was troubled with Mann’s original edit being 3.5 hours, which is well over TWICE as long as the version released to theaters (!). This has caused critics to denounce “The Keep” as a jaggedly-edited outlandish mess that attempts to be an art film, a horror flick and a WW2 movie without really succeeding at any. The film’s peculiarity is augmented by a dream-like score by Tangerine Dream. Nevertheless, there’s enough good here to entertain open-minded viewers. While there are obvious cut parts, the story isn’t hard to fill-in the blanks. There is a creature and it’s easily the most intriguing part (in later scenes it sorta rips-off of Jack Kirby’s Darkseid). Yet I found the characters played by Prochnow, Byrne and McKellen interesting too. Scott Glenn’s role would’ve been better if he was fleshed out more. He was the protagonist of the book, but his scenes were cut. What we are left with is an enigmatic traveler with glowing eyeballs and a magic stick who has no qualms about jumping into bed with a woman he barely knows (in defense of this sequence, he instinctively KNOWS her and vice versa to a degree). The film runs 1 hour, 36 minutes, and was shot in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Llanberis in northwestern Wales, as well as England at Shepperton Studios, just west of London, and Kent (the concentration camp); with Spain standing in for Greece in one scene. GRADE: B-

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A Review by Wuchak

**_Arty fantasy/horror taking place at a citadel in Romania during WW2_** In late 1941, a motorized German infantry unit holds a pass in the Carpathian Mountains by occupying a strange fortress that’s “built backwards,” as the captain...

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A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2022-02-16

**_Arty fantasy/horror taking place at a citadel in Romania during WW2_** In late 1941, a motorized German infantry unit holds a pass in the Carpathian Mountains by occupying a strange fortress ...

read more