
The Terror(1963)
Lt. Andre Duvalier awakens on a beach to the sight of a strange woman who leads him to the gothic, towering castle that serves as home to an eerie baron.


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In 1880, Sir Robert Cargrave, a London physician known for his experimental work in paralysis treatment, is summoned to Gorslava by the mysterious Baron Sardonicus—who is now married to Cargrave's former wife, Maude—to treat his disfigurement. When Cargrave arrives, he finds the masked baron is a cruel sadist who has threatened to harm Maude if he is not successfully cured.

Ronald Lewis
Sir Robert Cargrave

Audrey Dalton
Maude Sardonicus

Guy Rolfe
Baron Sardonicus

Oskar Homolka
Krull

Vladimir Sokoloff
Henryk Toleslawski

Erika Peters
Elenka
Lorna Hanson
Anna
Constance Cavendish
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
James Forrest
Geoffery Wainwright (uncredited)
Tina Woodward
The Girl (uncredited)
Mr. Sardonicus is a horror, mystery film released in 1961 exploring themes of mask, leech, grave, castle, baron, flashback. Directed by William Castle, it stars Ronald Lewis, Audrey Dalton, Guy Rolfe. In 1880, Sir Robert Cargrave, a London physician known for his experimental work in paralysis treatment, is summoned to Gorslava by the mysterious Baron Sardonicus—who is now married to Cargrave's former wife, Maude—to treat his disfigurement. When Cargrave arrives, he finds the masked baron is a cruel sadist who has threatened to harm Maude if he is not successfully cured.
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