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Tales from the Crypt (1972)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:8
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: An evil monk shares five separate stories of the macabre.
Starring: Ralph Richardson, Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Nigel Patrick
Starring: Ralph Richardson, Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Nigel Patrick, Ian Hendry, Carl Bernard
Director: Freddie Francis
Director: Freddie Francis
Screenwriter: Milton Subotsky
Producer: Milton Subotsky
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Reviews for Tales from the Crypt
A fun anthology movie, helped along by an all-star cast and the direction of Freddy Francis. Much better than a lot of the horror anthologies that followed.
Not as enjoyably over-the-top as the subsequent HBO series would be, but a decent British horror anthology.
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