Overview:
The Skull [from a short story by Robert Bloch, author of Psycho] is a fearsome, finely acted and moody tale of Gothic horror. The 150 year old skull of the Marquis de Sade has been taken from its grave, bringing terror to those who own it. Demonologist Christopher Maitland [Peter Cushing] is eager to add the piece to his occult collection. Despite the warnings of a friend [Christopher Lee], he's got to have it. And does he ever get it.| Status: | Released (1965-08-25) |
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| Screen: | Robert Bloch, Milton Subotsky |
| Productions: | Amicus Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 5: Peter Cushing - Dr. Christopher Maitland
- 113: Christopher Lee - Sir Matthew Phillips
- 67917: Patrick Wymark - Anthony Marco
- 10504: Jill Bennett - Jane Maitland
- 16382: Peter Woodthorpe - Bert Travers, Marco's Landlord
- 29909: Nigel Green - Inspector Wilson
- 933566: April Olrich - French Girl
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- 2052682: Jackie Cummins - Wardrobe Supervisor - Costume & Make-Up
- 12246: John Cox - Sound Supervisor - Sound
- 13322: Buster Ambler - Sound Recordist - Sound
- 1369403: Kenneth Ryan - Assistant Art Director - Art
- 25633: Tom Priestley - Sound Editor - Sound
- 1276586: Jill Carpenter - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 1179041: Ted Samuels - Special Effects - Crew
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Review text:
**_Features Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee, but way too much filler_** A researcher of the occult and esoterica (Peter Cushing) apprehends the skull of the nefarious Marquis de Sade and learns that something evil is attached to it, which negatively influences its owners. Patrick ....
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When Christopher Lee tells you to leave well alone, well you should - even if you are Peter Cushing! The latter is "Maitland" who is offered a gruesome artefact by his rather dubious supplier "Marco" (Patrick Wymark) and when he mentions it to his collecting rival "Sir Matthew" (Lee) ....
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