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The Terror (1963)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1963
Running Times: 81 mins
Format: Pathécolor 35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Filmgroup
Executive Producer: Harvey Jacobson
Producer: Roger Corman
Associate Producer: Francis Coppola
Production Manager: Jack Bohrer

SCRIPT
Script: Leo Gordon, Jack Hill; Roger Corman (uncredited)

DIRECTION
Directors: Roger Corman; Francis Ford Coppola (uncredited); Jack Hill (uncredited); Dennis Jakob (uncredited); Jack Nicholson (uncredited)
Location Director: Monte Hellman
2nd Unit Director: Francis Ford Coppola (uncredited)
Assistant Director: Paul Rapp

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: John Nicholaus

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Stuart O'Brien

MUSIC
Music / Conductor: Ronald Stein

SOUND
Sound: John Bury

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Marjorie Corso

VISUAL EFFECTS
Titles: Paul Julian

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Daniel Haller
Set Decorator: Harold Reif
Property Master: Richard Rubin

LOCATIONS
Locations: Big Sur, California, USA; Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, USA; Santa Barbara, California, USA
Studio: Producers' Studios, Hollywood, California, USA

CAST
Boris Karloff (Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe / Eric)
Jack Nicholson (Lt Andre Duvalier)
Sandra Knight (Helene / ghost of Ilsa The Baroness Von Leppe)
Richard Miller (Stefan)
Dorothy Neumann (Katrina / Eric's mother)
Jonathan Haze (Gustaf)

AVAILABILITY

Germany
DVD Distributor: e-m-s new media (114062)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: AIP
DVD Distributors: DiscoVision (DVD 1004); Master Movies (5531); UAV Entertainment (40092)
Video Distributors: LS Video; Network Enterprises

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: K-16

USA
Rating: PG

West Germany
Rating: 12

TIMELINE

1963
June

17: USA – theatrical release

1964
October

9: Finland – theatrical release

November
9: Denmark – theatrical release

1997
September
24: USA - DVD release (DiscoVision (DVD 1004))

November
14: USA - DVD release (Master Movies (5531))

1998
December

23: USA - DVD release (UAV Entertainment (40092))

2000
September

25: Germany - DVD release (e-m-s new media (114062))

POSTER TAGS

There's No Rest For The Wicked...

DRACULA... FRANKENSTEIN... HOUSE of WAX... PIT and the PENDULUM... and now... The TERROR

From the depths of an evil mind a sadistic plan of revenge.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

The Castle of Terror
Genfærdets terror - Danish title
L'halluciné - French title
The Haunting – US TV title
Kauhun vallassa - Finnish title
Lady of the Shadows
Pahin kaikista - Finnish title
The Terror - Schloß des Schreckens - German title
El terror - Venezuelan title
O Terror - Portugese title
Terrorin vallassa - Finnish title
La vergine di cera - Italian title

LINKS

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Campfire Tales (1991)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
Targets (1968)
Transylvania Twist (1990)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)

KEYWORDS

castles, ghosts, hypnotism, revenge, soldiers

 


Last Updated: 1 January, 2009

 


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