Prelude (1927)

UK, 1927
8m, 600 feet
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent

A British horror film directed by Castleton Knight and based on the story The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe.

Plot Summary

A man falls asleep while listening to Rachmaninoff’s Preludes and dreams that he has been buried alive.

Credits

Crew
Director: Castleton Knight
Knight Films
Script: Castleton Knight
Story: The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe
Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff (Prelude)

Cast
Castleton Knight

Alternative Titles

Rachmaninov’s Prelude in C Sharp Minor