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Curse of the Crimson Altar

Curse of the Crimson Altar

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Curse of the Crimson Altar

"Come face to face with naked fear on the altar of evil!"

1968

1h 27m

5.2(83 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Overview

When his brother disappears, a man visits the remote country house where he was last seen. While the host seems outwardly friendly and his niece more demonstrably so, there's a feeling of menace in the air with the overhanging legend of Lavinia Morley, the Black Witch of Greymarsh.

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American International Pictures

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

J.D. Morley

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Professor John Marsh

Mark Eden

Mark Eden

Robert Manning

Virginia Wetherell

Virginia Wetherell

Eve Morley

Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Lavinia Morley

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Elder

Roger Avon

Roger Avon

Sergeant Tyson (uncredited)

Michael Warren

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Rosemarie Reede

Esther

Denys Peek

Peter Manning (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Vernon Sewell
Written by: Mervyn Haisman
Henry Lincoln
Produced by: Louis M. Heyward

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