House of Evil
| House of Evil | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by |
Jack Hill Juan Ibáñez |
| Written by |
Jack Hill Luis Enrique Vergara |
| Based on | House of Evil by Edgar Allan Poe |
| Starring | Boris Karloff |
| Music by |
Enrico C. Cabiati Alicia Urreta |
| Cinematography |
Raúl Domínguez Austin McKinney |
Production company |
Azteca Films Filmica Vergara S.A. |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | 1968 |
Running time | 89 min |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | English |
House of Evil, alternately titled Dance of Death, is a 1968 horror film directed by Jack Hill. It stars Boris Karloff and Julissa.[1]
House of Evil is one of four low-budget Mexican horror films Karloff made in a package deal with Mexican producer Luis Enrique Vergara. The others are The Snake People, The Incredible Invasion, and Fear Chamber. Karloff's scenes for all four films were directed by Jack Hill in Los Angeles in the spring of 1968. The films were then completed in Mexico.[2]
Plot synopsis
Morhenge Mansion, 1900: The dying Matthias Morteval invites his dysfunctional relatives to his home for a will reading. However, he dies and soon the relatives are being murdered one-by-one by his living toys.
Cast
- Boris Karloff as Matthias Morteval
- Julissa as Lucy Durant
- Andrés García as Beasley
- José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla' as Dr. Emery Horvath
- Beatriz Baz as Cordelia Rash
- Quintín Bulnes as Ivar Morteval
- Manuel Alvarado as Morgenstein Morteval
- Arturo Fernández as Fodor
References
- ↑ http://allmovie.com/work/dance-of-death-12064
- ↑ Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomohawk Press 2011 p 503-504
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