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The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

★ 6.6/10 90 min Drama, Horror United States, United Kingdom English
Director: Roger Corman
Screenplay by: Charles Beaumont, R. Wright Campbell
Short Story: Edgar Allan Poe
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Description

A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.

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Top Cast

Vincent Price
Vincent Price Prince Prospero
Hazel Court
Hazel Court Juliana
Jane Asher
Jane Asher Francesca
David Weston
David Weston Gino
Nigel Green
Nigel Green Ludovico
Patrick Magee
Patrick Magee Alfredo
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Paul Whitsun-Jones Scarlatti
Robert Brown
Robert Brown Guard

The Masque of the Red Death Appears on 9 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #586
BFI The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
British Film Institute #178
Movies Approved By The Church Of Satan
Church of Satan #53
The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)
The Film Foundation #464

Critic Curated

Indiewire's Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time
IndieWire #87
Rolling Stone - 101 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Rolling Stone #64

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #301

Genre Curation

100 Cult Films by BFI
British Film Institute #17

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxds Top 250 Horror Films
Letterboxd #243

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