The Premature Burial

1962

1h 21m

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6.2/10

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Horror

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Mystery

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An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational fear of premature burial consumes him.

Directors

Roger Corman

Writers

Charles Beaumont(screenplay by)

Ray Russell(screenplay by)

Edgar Allan Poe(short story by)

Stars

Ray Milland

Hazel Court

Richard Ney

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Top cast

Guy Carrell

Emily Gault

Miles Archer

Kate Carrell

Dr. Gideon Gault

Sweeny

Mole

Minister

Judson

Directors

Roger Corman

Writers

Charles Beaumont(screenplay by)

Ray Russell(screenplay by)

Edgar Allan Poe(short story by)

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> An intense thriller from the outside, but full of suspenseful events! A very surprising mystery-thriller from the 60s that I usually won't write reviews for the old flicks, but for this one an exception. The film was based on the book of the same name that sets in the early 19th century. Since it was a short tale the film was just a 80 minutes long. It looked like the film 'Take Shelter', but while progressing its narration totally impressed me with the uniqueness in the development area. However, I did not understand the final scene after all those twists, yet it is obvious an agenda that was achieved. The cast was small and a single location concept where most of them takes place inside a building and its surroundings which were obviously settings. The story was very interesting with turns in every few minutes and incredible performances. This is not a popular film, but surely it deserves more attention for telling a quality tale. Or maybe a remake won't be a bad idea to make it more thrilling product with the availability of the present technical assistant. It is no masterpiece like Hitchcock films, but still worth watching, so I recommend it. 7/10

Rangan04 Jul, 2016