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Feature film — 1968

Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

5.21h 27mHorror — Mystery

When his brother disappears, a man visits the remote country house where he was last seen. While the host seems outwardly friendly and his niece more demonstrably so, there's a feeling of menace in the air with the overhanging legend of Lavinia Morley, the Black Witch of Greymarsh.

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A high-signal pick with 85 votes.

Tigon British Film Productions / American International Pictures

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Director: Vernon Sewell

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Cast & crew

Christopher Lee as J.D. Morley

Christopher Lee

J.D. Morley

Boris Karloff as Professor John Marsh

Boris Karloff

Professor John Marsh

Mark Eden as Robert Manning

Mark Eden

Robert Manning

Virginia Wetherell as Eve Morley

Virginia Wetherell

Eve Morley

Barbara Steele as Lavinia Morley

Barbara Steele

Lavinia Morley

Michael Gough as Elder

Michael Gough

Elder

Roger Avon as Sergeant Tyson (uncredited)

Roger Avon

Sergeant Tyson (uncredited)

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Michael Warren

Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Rosemarie Reede

Esther

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Denys Peek

Peter Manning (uncredited)

Ron Pember as Petrol Attendant (uncredited)

Ron Pember

Petrol Attendant (uncredited)

Rupert Davies as The Vicar (uncredited)

Rupert Davies

The Vicar (uncredited)

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