Six Gothic Tales Collection - 6-Disc Box Set ( House of Usher / Tales of Terror / The Haunted Palace / The Pit and the Pendulum / The Raven / The Tomb of Ligeia )

Six Gothic Tales Collection - 6-Disc Box Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

$91.99

Original Title: House of Usher / Tales of Terror / The Haunted Palace / The Pit and the Pendulum / The Raven / The Tomb of Ligeia
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
504 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Music Video
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Short Film
Special Edition
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1960-1964 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Roger Corman

Written By:
Edgar Allan Poe
Richard Matheson
Charles Beaumont
H.P. Lovecraft
Francis Ford Coppola

Robert Towne
Paul Mayersberg

Actors:
Vincent Price ..... Roderick Usher
Mark Damon ..... Philip Winthrop
Myrna Fahey ..... Madeline Usher
Harry Ellerbe ..... Bristol
David Andar ..... Ghost
Mario Bellini ..... Ghost
Bill Borzage ..... Ghost
Eleanor LeFaber ..... Ghost
Nadajan ..... Ghost
Ruth Oklander ..... Ghost
George Paul ..... Ghost
Géraldine Paulette ..... Ghost
Phil Sulvestre ..... Ghost
John Zimeas ..... Ghost
Vincent Price ..... Locke / Fortunato Luchresi / Ernest Valdemar
Maggie Pierce ..... Lenora (segment "Morella")
Leona Gage ..... Morella (segment "Morella")
Peter Lorre ..... Montresor (segment "The Black Cat")
Joyce Jameson ..... Annabel (segment "The Black Cat")
Basil Rathbone ..... Carmichael (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")
Debra Paget ..... Helene (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")
David Frankham ..... Dr. James (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")
Lennie Weinrib ..... Policeman (segment "The Black Cat")
Wally Campo ..... Barman Wilkins (segment "The Black Cat")
Alan DeWitt ..... Chairman of Wine Society (segment "The Black Cat")
John Hackett ..... Policeman (segment "The Black Cat")
Edmund Cobb ..... Driver (segment "Morella")
Scott Brown ..... Servant (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")
Benjie Bancroft ..... Wine Society Member (segment "The Black Cat")
Vincent Price ..... Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
Debra Paget ..... Ann Ward
Lon Chaney Jr. ..... Simon Orne
Frank Maxwell ..... Dr. Marinus Willet / Priam Willet
Leo Gordon ..... Edgar Weeden / Ezra Weeden
Elisha Cook Jr. ..... Peter Smith / Micah Smith
John Dierkes ..... Benjamin West / Jacob West
Milton Parsons ..... Jabez Hutchinson
Cathie Merchant ..... Hester Tillinghast
Guy Wilkerson ..... Gideon Leach / Mr. Leach
I. Stanford Jolley ..... Carmody, Coachman
Harry Ellerbe ..... Minister
Barboura Morris ..... Mrs. Weeden
Darlene Lucht ..... Miss Fitch
Bruno VeSota ..... Bruno, the Bartender
Vincent Price ..... Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina
John Kerr ..... Francis Barnard
Barbara Steele ..... Elizabeth Barnard Medina
Luana Anders ..... Catherine Medina
Antony Carbone ..... Doctor Charles Leon
Patrick Westwood ..... Maximillian
Lynette Bernay ..... Maria
Larry Turner ..... Nicholas as a Child
Mary Menzies ..... Isabella
Charles Victor ..... Bartolome
Randee Lynne Jensen ..... Extra
Vincent Price ..... Dr. Erasmus Craven
Peter Lorre ..... Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
Boris Karloff ..... Dr. Scarabus
Hazel Court ..... Lenore Craven
Olive Sturgess ..... Estelle Craven
Jack Nicholson ..... Rexford Bedlo
Connie Wallace ..... Maid
William Baskin ..... Grimes
Aaron Saxon ..... Gort
Leo Gordon ..... Grimes (uncredited
Dick Johnstone ..... Roderick Craven
Vincent Price ..... Verden Fell
Elizabeth Shepherd ..... The Lady Rowena Trevanion / The Lady Ligeia
John Westbrook ..... Christopher Gough
Derek Francis ..... Lord Trevanion
Oliver Johnston ..... Kenrick
Richard Vernon ..... Dr. Vivian
Frank Thornton ..... Peperel
Ronald Adam ..... Minister at Graveside
Denis Gilmore ..... Livery Boy
Penelope Lee ..... Lady Rowena's Maidservant
Maxwell Craig ..... Wedding Guest
Anthony Lang ..... Wedding Guest
Del Watson ..... Footman
Fred Wood ..... Wedding Guest

Synopsis:

House of Usher: Philip Winthrop calls upon his fiancée, Madeline Usher, at her family home. His presence is unwelcome, especially to Madeline's brother, Roderick. Roderick explains that the Ushers are cursed, suffering from hereditary physical defects. By Madeline marrying Winthrop this would only likely continue the affliction. It soon becomes clear that something sinister is afoot: not only due to Roderick's determination to prevent Madeline from leaving but also due to the evil that seems to lurk in the house itself. Tales of Terror: Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe. A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences. The Haunted Palace: Loosely based on an HP Lovecraft novel , this tale begins with a warlock placing a curse on a group of villagers about to burn him at the stake. Generations later, the warlock's descendant returns to the village to pick up where his ancestor left off. The Pit and the Pendulum: Francis Barnard goes to Spain, when he hears his sister Elizabeth has died. Her husband Nicholas Medina, the son of the brutest torturer of the Spanish Inquisition, tells him she has died of a blood disease, but Francis finds this hard to believe. After some investigating he finds out that it was extreme fear that was fatal to his sister and that she may have been buried alive! Strange things then start to happen in the Medina castle. The Raven: In this tongue-in-cheek movie inspired by Poe's poem, Dr. Craven is the son of a great sorcerer (now dead) who was once himself quite skilled at that profession, but has since abandoned it. One evening, a cowardly fool of a magician named Bedlo comes to Craven for help - the evil Scarabus has turned him into a raven and he needs someone to change him back. He also tells the reluctant wizard that Craven's long-lost wife Lenore, whom he loved greatly and thought dead, is living with the despised Scarabus. The Tomb of Ligeia: Some years after having buried his beloved wife Ligea, Verden Fell meets and eventually marries the lovely Lady Rowena. Fell is something of a recluse, living in a small part of a now ruined Abbey with his manservant Kenrick as the only other occupant. He remains infatuated with his late wife and is convinced that she will return to him. While all goes well when first married, he returns to his odd behavior when they return to the Abbey from their honeymoon. The memories of Ligea continue to haunt him as well as her promise that she would never die.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 28 August, 2023.