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Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database
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07.21.09
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Dr. Maitland knows Anthony Marco is as disreputable as they come. Certainly his wife dislikes the man coming to the house at late hours. But Dr. Maitland finds that Marco is indispensable when it comes to finding the kind of morbid curios he requires for his research. One night, Marco arrives with something quite special: a book bound in human skin. It was the creation of the notorious sadist, the Marquis de Sade. But Marco means the book only to whet the curious doctor's appetite. The next night he brings de Sade's own skull. The trouble is, the skull is reputed to be possessed by a spirit, which in turn possesses the minds of those who own it. The skull's former owner, Sir Matthew Phillips, is certainly glad to be rid of it. Dr. Maitland tries to dismiss the stories about the skull, but then come the nightmares. And then his nightmares become real.
Movie Tagline:
When the Skull strikes you'll Scream!
Title: Skull, The Release Date: August 25, 1965
Runtime: 83 mins Genre: Horror All Genres: Horror, Thriller Languages: English Country: UK Colors: Color Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 6.1 Brimstone Pit Rating: 7.1 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With S
MPAA Rating: 15
Director(s):
Freddie Francis
Cast:
Peter Cushing ...Dr. Christopher Maitland
Patrick Wymark ...Anthony Marco
Jill Bennett ...Jane Maitland
Nigel Green ...Inspector Wilson
Patrick Magee ...Police Surgeon
Peter Woodthorpe ...Bert Travers, Marco's Landlord
Michael Gough ...Auctioneer
George Coulouris ...Dr. Londe
April Olrich ...French Girl
Maurice Good ...Pierre, Phrenologist
Anna Palk ...Maid
Frank Forsyth ...Judge
Paul Stockman ...First Guard
Geoffrey Cheshire ...Second Guard
George Hilsdon ...Policeman
Jack Silk ...Driver
Christopher Lee ...Sir Matthew Phillips
Remaining Cast:
Producer(s):
Max Rosenberg
Milton Subotsky
Writer(s):
Robert Bloch
Milton Subotsky
Composer(s):
Elisabeth Lutyens
More Movie Taglines:
- When the Skull strikes you'll Scream!
Movie Quote(s):
- [last lines] Doctor: What connection could there be? Witchcraft? Inspector Wilson: Hardly. Not in this day and age. Not in this day and age.
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[first lines] Pierre: What are you doing here? French Girl: Aren't you pleased to see me?
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Movie Trivia:
- The heirs of Donatien Alphonse François de Sade pressed charges to prevent any use of his name on the advertising material. The changes on posters and lobby-cards were made at the very last minute by sticking the new title "Le Crâne Maléfique" (meaning "The Evil Skull") on top of the former, "Les forfaits du Marquis de Sade" (meaning "the Infamies of Marquis de Sade"). Only on that condition the film could finally be released in the French territory.
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Keywords:
Skull, Marquis De Sade, Collector, Nightmare, Doctor ...[more]
Keywords All:
Hourglass, Acid Bath, Russian Roulette, Statue Of Demon, Night Time, Torn Jugular, Levitation, Fall From Height, Stained Glass Window, Phrenology, Grave Robber, Reference To Napoleon, Theft, Obsession With The Supernatural, Landlord, Statue, Based On Short Story, Lodging House, Pentagram, Owl, Object Floats In Air, Woman In Bath, Object Made Of Human Skin, Sleeping On Couch, Pushed From Height, Animate Object, Dig Up Body, Deep Focus, Walls Close In, Unhappy Ending, Pre Credit Scene, Ghost, Trance, Acid, Smoke From Under Door, Marshmallow, Statue Of Devil, Witchcraft, Policeman, Flashback, Cross Protects Against Evil, Screaming In Fear, Dream Sequence, Occult, Cigar Smoking, Stabbing In Head, Sleepwalking, Fall Through Stained Glass Window, Bitten In The Neck, Fantasy Sequence, Book Made Of Human Skin, Pool Table, Cemetery, Billiards, Police Inspector, Temptation, Decapitation, Mirror, Stealing, Screaming In Horror, Auction, Object Made Of Body Part, Coffin, Telekinesis
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Rating: 7.1 out of 10.0 - 56 votes cast total
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