The Masque of the Red Death (1989)
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 13
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 5
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A remake of Roger Corman's 1964 adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe tale was produced by Corman but directed by Larry Brand. Its the story of a medieval prince (Adrian Paul) and his attempt to avoid a vicious plague among the populace. ~ John Bush, Rovi
MGM Home Entertainment
Cast
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Patrick Macnee
Machiavel -
Adrian Paul
Prospero -
Clare Hoak
Julietta -
Jeff Osterhage
Claudio -
Tracy Reiner
Lucrecia -
Maria Ford
Isabella -
Brewster Gould
Prisoner -
Ken Kerman
Guard #2 -
Marc Tubert
Augusto -
Michael Vlastas
Villager #2 -
Charles Zucker
Marcello -
Mark Governor
Court Musician -
Daryl Haney
Fabio -
Tom Poster
Mario -
Jan Bina
Woman Villager -
Gil Christner
Villager #1 -
George Derby
Torturer -
Michael Leopard
Paulo -
Patrick McCord
Antonio -
Richard Keats
Leonardo -
Paul Michael
Benito -
Vincent Price
Prince Prospero -
Hazel Court
Juliana -
Jane Asher
Francesca -
David Weston
Gino -
Patrick Magee
Alfredo -
Nigel Green
Ludovico -
Skip Martin
Hop Toad -
John Westbrook
Man in Red -
Gaye Brown
Senora Escobar -
Julian Burton
Senor Veronese -
Doreen Dawn
Anna-Marie -
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Scarlatti -
Jean Lodge
Scarlatti's Wife -
Verina Greenlaw
Esmeralda -
Brian Hewlett
Lampredi -
Harvey Hall
Clistor -
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Robert Brown
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All Critics (18) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (5) | DVD (8)
[Producer-director Roger] Corman does the best work of his career, aided by the wonderful cinematography of Nicolas Roeg.
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.
The print is so clean and beautiful it's startling, with richly saturated colors from all over the spectrum popping out crisp and solid. Most of the time we could be watching a virgin source master.
Price ... is at his most deliriously malevolent.
In adapting Poe's short story to the screen, Corman adds much material, including a romance, some Satanism, and a subplot with a dwarf.
So-so Price horror offering
Creepy, stylish Corman horror; it's silly, but it's a lot of fun.
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.
Probably Corman's best film. Certainly his best-looking.
The best thing about the film is Vincent Price's absolutely diabolical performance...
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