The Masque of the Red Death
1964 · Movie · 90 min · ★ 6.6 · 83% critics
A European prince rules with cruelty while trying to shield himself inside his castle as a plague called the Red Death spreads through the land. Tension rises as the prince’s games, gatherings, and dark beliefs collide with the growing threat beyond the castle walls.
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Details
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-09-16
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (357 votes)
About
If you want a lush, vividly colored Gothic horror with a dread-filled prince and a plague creeping through his world, you may enjoy this one—Not for you if you dislike talk-heavy dread or aren’t into Poe/Corman-style adaptations like House of Usher or The Pit and the Pendulum.
Pros: bold gothic atmosphere; striking red imagery; Vincent Price menace | Cons: divisive tone; uneven pacing; not scary for all
Themes
- sacrifice
- village
- prince
- castle
- satanism
- revenge
- murder
- tragic villain
- massacre
- middle ages (476-1453)
- evil prince
- medieval
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Vincent Price
as Prince Prospero
Hazel Court
as Juliana
Jane Asher
as Francesca
David Weston
as Gino
Nigel Green
as Ludovico
Patrick Magee
as Alfredo
Paul Whitsun-Jones
as Scarlatti
Robert Brown
as Guard
Julian Burton
as Señor Veronese
- DD
David Davies
as Lead Villager
Directed by Roger Corman