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The Vault of Horror

"Everything that makes life worth Leaving!"

1973-03-16 Horror 1hr 23m

The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about their recurring nightmares. Their stories include vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an insurance scam, and an artist who kills by painting his victims' deaths.

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The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about their recurring nightmares. Their stories include vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an insurance scam, and an artist who kills by painting his victims' deaths.

  • Released
    1973-03-16
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 23m
  • Genre
    Horror
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.5
  • Production
    Amicus Productions, Metromedia Producers Corporation

Crew

Roy Ward Baker
Director
Milton Subotsky
Screenplay
Max Rosenberg
Producer
Keywords:
vampire vault painting supernatural based on comic anthology scam brutal death india stranger dismemberment crypt keeper magician

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Cast

Anna Massey

Anna Massey
Donna Rogers (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas
Arthur Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns
Eleanor Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
John Forbes-Robertson

John Forbes-Robertson
Wilson (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens
Sebastian (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")
Dawn Addams

Dawn Addams
Inez (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")
Ishaq Bux

Ishaq Bux
Fakir (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")
Michael Craig

Michael Craig
Maitland (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")
Edward Judd

Edward Judd
Alex (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")
Robin Nedwell

Robin Nedwell
Tom (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")
Geoffrey Davies

Geoffrey Davies
Jerry (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")
Tom Baker

Tom Baker
Moore (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott
Diltant (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Terence Alexander

Terence Alexander
Fenton Breedley (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Erik Chitty

Erik Chitty
Old Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Mike Pratt

Mike Pratt
Clive (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Jerold Wells

Jerold Wells
Waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone
Jane (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
Frank Forsyth

Frank Forsyth
Male Customer (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
Jasmina Hilton

Jasmina Hilton
Indian Girl (segment 3 "This Trick'll Kill You")
Arthur Mullard

Arthur Mullard
Gravedigger (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")
Geraldine Hart

Geraldine Hart
Landlady (segment 4 "Bargain in Death")
John Witty

John Witty
Gaskill (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Tony Hazel

Tony Hazel
Voodoo Man (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Maurice Kaufmann

Maurice Kaufmann
Bob Dickson (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Sylvia Marriott

Sylvia Marriott
Mrs. Breedley (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Tommy Godfrey

Tommy Godfrey
Landlord (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Elsa Smith

Elsa Smith
Secretary (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Tony Wall

Tony Wall
Painter (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Daniel Massey

Daniel Massey
Harold Rogers (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
George Oliver

George Oliver
Restaurant Vampire (segment "Midnight Mess") (uncredited)
Daniel Johns

Daniel Johns
Cutter (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
Egbert Sen

Egbert Sen
Man in the crowd (uncredited)

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A Review by Unimonster 10

Written by Unimonster on 2017-12-16

The Vault of Horror (1973, Roy Ward Baker) Just as Britain's premier house of horror, Hammer Films, was entering the period of it's final... read more

The Vault of Horror (1973, Roy Ward Baker) Just as Britain's premier house of horror, Hammer Films, was entering the period of it's final decline in the early 1970s, a new challenger for the throne arose. This was Amicus Productions, founded in 1962 by two American screenwriters and producers, Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg. Beginning in 1965, with Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, Amicus focused on horror films, especially anthology film inspired by the 1945 British classic Dead of Night. In 1972 the studio released it's best known title, Tales from the Crypt. Based upon the EC comic book of the same name, the movie was a huge hit, on both sides of the Atlantic. It was only natural, then, that it would be quickly followed up by a similar film, again sharing a title with a classic EC comic, The Vault of Horror. The movie consists of five short stories, framed by five men who find themselves trapped in the basement of a building, and begin recounting their nightmares to each other. These range from a man who finds himself at dinner with the undead, to a starving artist with the power to kill through his art. The cast is impressive, and while the stories are, as with all such movies, uneven in quality, that unevenness is much less pronounced than is the norm, with the final tale being the weakest. Speaking personally, I love these anthology films, also referred to as Portmanteau films. It's much easier to construct a short horror tale than a long one, and the story telling is often better. Though not as well known as the earlier Tales from the Crypt, I think it's the better film, and it's one of my favorites. Give it a try!

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A Review by Unimonster

The Vault of Horror (1973, Roy Ward Baker) Just as Britain's premier house of horror, Hammer Films, was entering the period of it's final decline in the early 1970s, a new challenger for the throne arose. This was Amicus Productions, fo...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Unimonster 10

Written by Unimonster on 2017-12-16

The Vault of Horror (1973, Roy Ward Baker) Just as Britain's premier house of horror, Hammer Films, was entering the period of it's final decline in the early 1970s, a new challenger for the throne...

read more