Premature Burial (1962) ( The Premature Burial )

Premature Burial (1962) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: The Premature Burial
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
76 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1962 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Roger Corman

Written By:
Charles Beaumont
Ray Russell

Actors:
Ray Milland ..... Guy Carrell
Hazel Court ..... Emily Gault
Richard Ney ..... Miles Archer
Heather Angel ..... Kate Carrell
Alan Napier ..... Dr. Gideon Gault
John Dierkes ..... Sweeney
Dick Miller ..... Mole
Clive Halliday ..... Judson
Brendan Dillon ..... Minister

Synopsis:

Psychiatric thriller. Guy Carrell believes that his father was buried alive while in a cataleptic fit, thinking that this could be hereditary he tries to put off his approaching wedding. His fiancee Emily persuades him otherwise. After the marriage strange events occur sending Guy out of his mind. Guy's sister Kate believes that he should see his fathers body to reassure him that the death was natural. The tomb is opened and the skeleton lurches out, sending Guy into a cataleptic trance. Thought to be dead he is buried, however he is subsequently dug up by a doctor who wishes to carry out scientific tests on the body. As the coffin is opened the `corpse' has a fit and kills two gravediggers, the doctor and finally Emily, who is revealed as the person behind the uncanny happenings in order to profit from Guy's wealth on his death.

Emily Gault arrives at the Carrell mansion determined to rekindle an old relationship with Guy Carrell, despite the disapproval of his sister, Kate. Guy overcomes his all-consuming fear of being buried alive long enough to marry Emily but soon becomes obsessed again, building a crypt designed to guarantee that he will not fall prey to his most dreaded nightmare. Trying to prove that he has been cured of his phobia, he opens his father's tomb and is shocked into a catatonic state. His worst fears are realized as he is lowered into a grave and covered over, apparently never to learn that the treachery of someone very dear to him was directly responsible for his predicament.

An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational horror of premature burial consumes him.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 11 February, 2021.