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The Masque of the Red Death

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The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

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Reviews Counted: 12 Fresh: 7  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 5.9/10

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Runtime: 89 mins

Synopsis: The great Vincent Price stars in this moody horror film--arguably the best in a series of atmospheric Edgar Allan Poe adaptations directed by Roger Corman in the 1960s. Price plays Prince Prospero, a sadistic Satan-worshipping nobleman in medieval Italy whose masquerade ball becomes an... The great Vincent Price stars in this moody horror film--arguably the best in a series of atmospheric Edgar Allan Poe adaptations directed by Roger Corman in the 1960s. Price plays Prince Prospero, a sadistic Satan-worshipping nobleman in medieval Italy whose masquerade ball becomes an orgy of death and depravity as a plague ravages the countryside. Jane Asher costars as Francesca, a beautiful peasant girl whom Prospero saves from the dreaded Red Death so that he can seduce her into becoming a bride of Satan. Meanwhile, his already-converted wife (Hazel Court) is making her final, fatal pact with Lucifer, and Prospero himself has a date with destiny when a mysterious, uninvited figure appears at the masque. The clever script by Charles Beaumont also adapts Poe's "Hop Toad," the story of a grisly revenge enacted by a dwarf during the course of the evening's nightmarish festivities. Benefiting from great cinematography by Nicolas Roeg, lavish sets, and some delirious dancing, this engaging, macabre little tale lands in a nice spot between high art and high camp and is considered by many fans and critics to be the pinnacle of Corman's prolific career. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, Patrick Magee

Director: Roger Corman
Screenwriter: Charles Beaumont

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Release:

May 25, 1994

[DVD Details]
  • Released as part of Orion Home Video's "Vincent Price Collection."
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    [Producer-director Roger] Corman does the best work of his career, aided by the wonderful cinematography of Nicolas Roeg.

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    Derek Adams
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    If you die having seen only one Vincent Price movie, you could do worse than to have it be Masque.... Corman's most opulent and visually impressive Poe picture, and his grimmest.

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    Emanuel Levy
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    Price ... is at his most deliriously malevolent.

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    Jeffrey M. Anderson
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    In adapting Poe's short story to the screen, Corman adds much material, including a romance, some Satanism, and a subplot with a dwarf.

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    Leo Goldsmith
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    So-so Price horror offering

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    10/24/04
    Steve Crum
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    Creepy, stylish Corman horror; it's silly, but it's a lot of fun.

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    Jake Euker
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    Due specific praise is the simple look of the movie, as if a meagre budget and disrespected genre were no impediment to making a visually arresting movie.

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    Scott Weinberg
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    Probably Corman's best film. Certainly his best-looking.

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    01/22/03
    Ken Hanke
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    The best thing about the film is Vincent Price's absolutely diabolical performance...

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