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The Oblong Box

Name: The Oblong Box
Genre: Horror
Released: 1969-06-11
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 5.733

★ 5,7 /10 (102 Votes)

1969 EN 96 min

Overview

Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.

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Release date

11/06/1969

Votes

102

Popularity

0.5

Some things are better left buried.

Genres

Horror

Status

Released

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Runtime

96 min

Budget

$175,000

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Vincent Price

Sir Julian Markham

Christopher Lee

Dr. J. Neuhartt

Rupert Davies

Joshua Kemp

Uta Levka

Heidi

Sally Geeson

Sally Baxter

Alister Williamson

Sir Edward Markham

Peter Arne

Samuel Trench

Hilary Dwyer

Lady Elizabeth Markham

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Maxwell Shaw

Hackett

Carl Rigg

Norton

Harry Baird

N'Galo

Godfrey James

Weller

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James Mellor

Holt

John Barrie

Franklin

Ivor Dean

Hawthorne

Danny Daniels

Witchdoctor

Michael Balfour

Ruddock

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Hira Talfrey

Martha

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John Wentworth

Parson

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Betty Woolfe

Mrs. Hopkins

Colin Jeavons

Doctor (uncredited)

Martin Wyldeck

Constable (uncredited)

Barbara Kellerman

Dr. Neuhartt's Patient (uncredited)

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Martin Terry

Sailor (uncredited)

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Anne Clune

Prostitute (uncredited)

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Jackie Noble

Prostitute (uncredited)

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Ann Barrass

Prostitute (uncredited)

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Jan Rossini

Prostitute (uncredited)

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Zeph Gladstone

Trench's Girl (uncredited)

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Tara Fernando

Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)

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Tony Thawnton

Man in Tavern (uncredited)

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Anthony Bailey

Talbot (uncredited)

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Richard Cornish

Groom (uncredited)

Andreas Malandrinos

Baron (uncredited)

Hedger Wallace

Major (uncredited)

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Bill Cummings

Fighting Man in Tavern (uncredited)

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Victor Harrington

Sir Julian (uncredited)

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Arthur Howell

Fighting Man in Tavern (uncredited)

Eddie Powell

Fighting Man in Tavern (uncredited)

Nick Tate

Young Man in Tavern (uncredited)

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Reg Thomason

Drunk (uncredited)

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Harold Coyne

Barman (uncredited)

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Ina Clare

Tavern Reveller (uncredited)

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Sean Barry-Weske

Molester in Tavern (uncredited)

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Curse of the Crimson Hood. the Oblong Box is directed by Gordon Hessler and adapted to screenplay by Lawrence Huntington and Christopher Wicking from the short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. It stars Vincent price, Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Alister Williamson, Uta Levka, Sally Geeson and Peter Arne. Music is by Harry Robertson and cinematography is by John Coquillon. Aristocrat Julian Markham (Price) keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward (Williamson), locked in a tower of his house. Occasionaly Sir Edward escapes and causes havoc around the town. Edgar Allan Poe's work ha…

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_**Vincent Price, Hilary Dwyer, Gothic horror and Voodoo in 19th century London**_ In 1865 England, an aristocrat (Vincent Price) locks his brother (Alister Williamson) in the attic because he was hideously scarred by a Voodoo revenge ritual in Africa. While the Lord woos nubile Elizabeth (Hilary Dwyer) the caged sibling is able to escape with the assistance of his lawyer and a witchdoctor, eventually hiding out with an unscrupulous doctor (Christopher Lee). When the hooded man ventures out of the house horror ensues. While "The Oblong Box” (1969) utilizes several Edgar Allan Poe themes,…

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Upon return from a mysterious trip to Africa, "Julian" (Vincent Price) has to keep his elder brother "Sir Edward" (Alister Williamson) locked in a suite at the top of their country pile. A visit from "Trench" (Peter Arne) gives us some idea of just how dangerous the man is, but also suggests that the two may be colluding on the man's escape. Before any of that can happen, though, "Sir Edward" is found dead in his room. His brother has a problem. He cannot allow his disfigured brother to lie for people to see, yet it is the inalienable custom - so he tells "Trench" and his witch-doctor friend "…

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