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The City of the Dead

The City of the Dead

300 years old! Human blood keeps them alive forever!

19606.51h 18m

Overview

In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a presumed witch places a curse on the town before she is burned at the stake. 300 years later, a college student arrives and checks into the mysterious Raven's Inn to research the town's history with witchcraft.

Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey
Written by George Baxt, Milton Subotsky
Produced by Donald Taylor, Max Rosenberg
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Top Cast

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Dennis Lotis

Richard Barlow

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Prof. Alan Driscoll

Patricia Jessel

Patricia Jessel

Elizabeth Selwyn / Mrs. Newless

Tom Naylor

Tom Naylor

Bill Maitland

Betta St. John

Betta St. John

Patricia Russell

Venetia Stevenson

Venetia Stevenson

Nan Barlow

Valentine Dyall

Valentine Dyall

Jethrow Keane

Ann Beach

Ann Beach

Lottie

Norman MacOwan

Norman MacOwan

Rev. Russell

J

James Dyrenforth

Garage Attendant

Themes & Keywords

witchwitch burningsatanismhuman sacrificewitchcraftindifferent

About The City of the Dead

The City of the Dead is a mystery, horror film released in 1960 exploring themes of witch, witch burning, satanism, human sacrifice, witchcraft, indifferent. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey, it stars Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee, Patricia Jessel. In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a presumed witch places a curse on the town before she is burned at the stake. 300 years later, a college student arrives and checks into the mysterious Raven's Inn to research the town's history with witchcraft.

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