Tales from the Crypt
1972 · Movie · PG · 93 min · ★ 6.8 · 85% critics
A group of tourists gets lost in ancient catacombs and encounters a mysterious keeper who shares five grim cautionary tales. Each story follows ordinary people tempted by greed, cruelty, or betrayal, as their choices lead them toward unsettling consequences in classic anthology-horror style.
Also known as Tales From The Crypt The Movie · Tales from the Crypt 1
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Details
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-03-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (341 votes)
- Box office
- $3,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic British horror anthology with bite-sized morality tales and a creepy framing story, in the vein of Dead of Night or From Beyond the Grave; Not for you if you dislike episodic formats or older pacing.
Pros: fun macabre anthology; memorable standout segments; strong spooky host | Cons: uneven story quality; wraparound feels thin; some dated effects
Themes
- immortality
- santa claus
- supernatural
- wish
- based on comic
- anthology
- dog
- tomb
- stranger
- booby trap
- jingle bells
- communicating with the dead
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Joan Collins
as Joanne Clayton
Peter Cushing
as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Roy Dotrice
as Charles Gregory
Richard Greene
as Ralph Jason
Ian Hendry
as Carl Maitland
Patrick Magee
as George Carter
Barbara Murray
as Enid Jason
Nigel Patrick
as Maj. William Rogers
Robin Phillips
as James Elliot
Ralph Richardson
as The Crypt Keeper
Directed by Freddie Francis