UK, 1965
84m
35mm film, black and white
mono (Westrex Recording System), English
A British horror film directed by Gordon Hessler.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Gordon Hessler
© MCMLXIV [1964] by Parroch-McCallum Productions Ltd.
A Parroch-McCallum production made in association with Associated Producers, Inc. Made in association with British Lion Films
Produced by: Jack Parsons
Co-Producer: Neil McCallum
Production Manager: Clifford Parkes
Screenplay by: Daniel Mainwaring
From the Novel ‘Catacombs’ by: Jay Bennett
Assistant Director: Frank Nesbitt
Continuity: Rene Glynne [real name: Renée Glynne]
Director of Photography: Arthur Lavis
Camera Operator: Len Harris
Editor: Robert Winter
Assistant Editor: Clive Smith
Music Composed by: Carlo Martelli
Conducted by: Philip Martell
Sound Recordist: ‘Steve’ Stephenson
Wardrobe: Jean Fairlie
Make-up: Wally Schneiderman
Hairdresser: Joyce James
Art Director: George Provis
Production Secretary: Barbara Allen
Made at Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, England
Cast
Gary Merrill (Raymond Garth)
Jane Merrow (Alice Taylor)
Georgina Cookson (Ellen Garth)
Neil McCallum (Dick Corbett)
Rachel Thomas (Christine)
Jack Train (solicitor)
Frederick Piper (police inspector)
Alternative Titles
Catacombs – Im Netz des Dunkeln – West Germany
Una forca per due – Italy
Katakumby – Poland
Den Myrdede som forsvant – Norway
The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die– USA
References
Periodicals
- British National Film Catalogue vol.5 1967
- The Daily Cinema no.9301 (30 November 1966) p.5
- The Film Daily vol.126 no.87 (6 May 1965) p.7
- Film Index no.29 (1974) pp.96, 98
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.185 no.31 (13 May 1965) p.3
- Kine Weekly no.3087 (3 December 1966) p.19
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.34 no.396 (January 1967) p.9
- Motion Picture Herald vol.233 no.11 (26 May 1965) p.292
- Variety 5 May 1965
- Video Watchdog no.183 (May/June 2016) pp.5-6 – illustrated review (by Kim Newman)
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.158-159
- English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby p.110
- Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-language and Major Foreign-language United States Releases by Harris M. Lentz III p.533
- Kine & TV Year Book 1968 p.110
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.548 – credits
- Uneasy Dreams: The Golden Age of British Horror Films, 1956-1976 by Gary A. Smith pp.48-49
