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Theatre of Death (1967)

07/21/1967Mystery, Horror, Thriller1h 31m
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Where acting can be murder

Overview

The Theatre of Death in Paris specialises in horror presentations. A police surgeon finds himself becoming involved in the place through his attraction to one of the performers. When bloodless bodies start showing up all over town he realises there could be links with the theatre.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Christopher Lee

    Philippe Darvas

  2. Cast 1

    Julian Glover

    Charles Marquis

  3. Cast 1

    Lelia Goldoni

    Dani Gireaux

  4. Cast 1

    Jenny Till

    Nicole Chapelle

  5. Cast 1

    Evelyn Laye

    Madame Angelique

  6. Ivor Dean

    Inspector Micheaud

  7. Cast 1

    Joseph Fürst

    Karl Schiller

  8. Betty Woolfe

    Colette

  9. Leslie Handford

    Joseph

**_Mystery and terror surround a horror-oriented theatre in Paris_** Investigators in Paris (e.g. Julian Glover) focus on the domineering director of a Grand Guignol theatre (Christopher Lee) when a string of murders break out. Jenny Till plays the bully’s new muse and Lelia Goldoni one of the performers. “Theatre of Death” (1967) plays like Hammer meets Dario Argento with shades of “Phantom of the Opera” and “Dorian Gray.” It’s a colorful mixture of Hammer’s "The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll" (1960) with the basic setting of the future “StageFright” (1987). DON’T expect the black comedy or h...

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