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Curse of the Crimson Altar

Curse of the Crimson Altar

Come face to face with naked fear on the altar of evil!

19685.21h 27m

Overview

When his brother disappears, a man visits the remote country house where he was last seen. While the host seems outwardly friendly and his niece more demonstrably so, there's a feeling of menace in the air with the overhanging legend of Lavinia Morley, the Black Witch of Greymarsh.

Directed by Vernon Sewell
Written by Henry Lincoln, Mervyn Haisman, H.P. Lovecraft
Produced by Louis M. Heyward
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Top Cast

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

J.D. Morley

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Professor John Marsh

Mark Eden

Mark Eden

Robert Manning

Virginia Wetherell

Virginia Wetherell

Eve Morley

Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Lavinia Morley

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Elder

Roger Avon

Roger Avon

Sergeant Tyson (uncredited)

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Michael Warren

Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Rosemarie Reede

Esther

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Denys Peek

Peter Manning (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

witchvirginsacrificepoliceenglandcemeterynieceold dark housewitchcraft

About Curse of the Crimson Altar

Curse of the Crimson Altar is a horror, mystery film released in 1968 exploring themes of witch, virgin, sacrifice, police, england, cemetery. Directed by Vernon Sewell, it stars Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Mark Eden. When his brother disappears, a man visits the remote country house where he was last seen. While the host seems outwardly friendly and his niece more demonstrably so, there's a feeling of menace in the air with the overhanging legend of Lavinia Morley, the Black Witch of Greymarsh.

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