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City of the Dead (1960)
Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1960
Running Times: 76 mins
Format: black and white 35mm
Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound: mono
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Vulcan
Producers: Max
Rosenberg, Milton
Subotsky, Donald Taylor
Production Manager: Ben Arbeid
SCRIPT
Script: George Baxt
Story: Milton Subotsky
DIRECTION
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Assistant Director: Tom Pevsner
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Desmond Dickinson
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: John Pomeroy
MUSIC
Music: Douglas Gamley, Kenneth V. Jones
SOUND
Sound Mixer: Richard Bird
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: George Claff
Hair: Barbara Barnard
Wardrobe Supervisor: Frede Gibson
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Cliff Richardson
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: John Blezard
OTHER CREW
Set Continuity: Splinters Deason
LOCATIONS
Studio: Shepperton Studios, London, England, UK
CAST
Patricia Jessel (Elizabeth Selwyn/Mrs Newlis)
Dennis Lotis (Richard Barlow)
Christopher Lee (Professor
Alan Driscoll)
Tom Naylor (Bill Maitland)
Betta St. John (Patricia Russell)
Venetia Stevenson (Nan Barlow)
Valentine Dyall (Jethro Keane)
Ann Beach (Lottie)
Norman Macowan (Reverend Russell)
Fred Johnson (elder)
Maxine Holden (Sue)
William Abney (detective)
Jimmy Dyrenforth (garage attendant)
Nickolas Grace
PLOT SUMMARY
A young student, Nan Barlow, travels to the small New England town of Whitewood
to research her thesis on witchcraft. But she hasn't been there for long before
strange things start to happen and it becomes clear that she's fallen foul of
a coven of witches searching for a new sacrifice.
CAPSULE REVIEW
An excellent and quietly understated chiller, brilliantly directed by a director
who would later carve a niche for himself on American television. The monochrome
photography combines with the impressive sets to create a claustrophobic feeling
which adds to the sinister ambience. The cast are first rate, but the film belongs
to Moxey whose confident direction is the real star here.
AVAILABILITY
UK
Theatrical Distributor: Britannia Films
USA
Theatrical Distributors: Trans Lux Inc; BijouFlix Releasing
Video Distributors: Amvest Video; Sinister Cinema; Something Weird Video; United
Video
Laserdisc Distributor: Elite (EE 0818)
DVD Distributor: Elite Entertainment (EE 0819)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: banned
Norway
Rating: 16
USA
Rating: R
TIMELINE
1961
November
13: Denmark – theatrical release
May
Day Unknown: Norway – theatrical release
1995
June
Day Unknown: Laserdisc release (Elite (EE 0818))
1998
August
12: DVD release (Elite Entertainment (EE 0819))
2003
March
21: USA – television distributor (on BMAN)
POSTER TAGS
300 years old! Human blood keeps them alive forever!
SCREAM With Guests From The "Other World" When You Ring For DOOM
SERVICE!
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
La città dei morti – Italian title
Horror Hotel – US title
Stadt der Toten – German title
LINKS
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Curse of the Blair Witch
(1999)
KEYWORDS
human sacrifices, inns, professors, resurrection, students, witchcraft, witch
hunts
Last Updated:
15 October, 2008
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