Directed by:
Freddie FrancisScreenplay:
Robert BlochCinematography:
Norman WarwickCast:
Jack Palance, Burgess Meredith, Beverly Adams, Peter Cushing, Robert Hutton, Maurice Denham, David Bauer, Niall MacGinnis, Timothy Bateson, Michael Ripper (more)VOD (1)
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From Hammer-rival Amicus Productions comes this horror anthology penned by Robert Bloch (author of Psycho) and directed by the great British cinematographer Freddie Francis. Genre legend Peter Cushing stars alongside Jack Palance and Burgess Meredith in an omnibus of chilling and gruesome stories, inspired by E.C. Comics' Tales from the Crypt comic-book series of the 1950s. (Powerhouse Films)
(more)Cast
![Jack Palance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420114_577d71.png)
Jack Palance
USA
Best movies:
Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (2003) (music video)
Sudden Fear (1952)
Batman (1989)
![Burgess Meredith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271967_29d2af.jpg)
Burgess Meredith
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
![Beverly Adams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/819/159819211_142e66.jpg)
Beverly Adams
Canada
Best movies:
Girl Happy (1965)
Roustabout (1964)
The Silencers (1966)
![Peter Cushing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/145/163145288_a8babb.jpg)
Peter Cushing
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Hamlet (1948)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
![Robert Hutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269369_afdbd1.jpg)
Robert Hutton
USA
Best movies:
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Destination Tokyo (1943)
Cinderfella (1960)
![Maurice Denham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762370_94bcaf.jpg)
Maurice Denham
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
![David Bauer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/906/157906634_72d6b6.jpg)
David Bauer
USA
Best movies:
Patton (1970)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
The Mercenaries (1968)
![Niall MacGinnis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319071_772829.jpg)
Niall MacGinnis
Ireland
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Lust for Life (1956)
Becket (1964)
![Timothy Bateson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/910/157910737_61ccd9.jpg)
Timothy Bateson
UK
Best movies:
Richard III (1955)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Joseph (1995) (TV movie)
![Michael Ripper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/225/158225611_1339e9.jpg)
Michael Ripper
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The One That Got Away (1957)
![John Standing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416797_b986df.jpg)
John Standing
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Chaplin (1992)
King Rat (1965)
![Ursula Howells](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/438/160438534_0a7290.jpg)
Ursula Howells
UK
Best movies:
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV movie)
The Tichborne Claimant (1998)
The Long Arm (1956)
![Bernard Kay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/447/160447015_798cd1.jpg)
Bernard Kay
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988) (series)
![Lewis Alexander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/361/161361049_ff05b1.jpg)
![Hedger Wallace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/375/161375748_4a18a9.jpg)
Hedger Wallace
UK
Best movies:
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Two Way Stretch (1960)
![Norman Claridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/384/161384130_92d10e.jpg)
Norman Claridge
UK
Best movies:
Torture Garden (1967)
They Came From Beyond Space (1967)
Roy Godfrey
UK
Best movies:
Torture Garden (1967)
Clytie Jessop
Australia
Best movies:
The Innocents (1961)
Nightmare (1964)
Torture Garden (1967)
Barbara Ewing
New Zealand
Best movies:
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Eye of the Needle (1981)
Brothers of the Head (2005)
Nicole Shelby
USA
Best movies:
The Best of Benny Hill (1974)
Help! (1965)
The Wrong Box (1966)