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The Skull (1965)
Director: Freddie Francis
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From Time Out Film Guide
Originally The Skull of the Marquis de Sade, but the title had to be changed when De Sade's descendants in France complained. It's about a collector of occult objects (Cushing) who is offered the skull of the 'divine Marquis', and the vicious murders that subsequently take place. The script from Robert Bloch's short story hasn't been worked out very well, but there is one extraordinary dream sequence, and the whole film is directed by Freddie Francis with much technical panache.Author: DP
Cast & crew
Director: Freddie Francis
Producer: Milton Subotsky, Max J Rosenberg
Cast: Peter Cushing, Patrick Wymark, Christopher Lee, Jill Bennett, Nigel Green, Michael Gough, George Coulouris, Patrick Magee full cast
Genre(s): Horror
Duration: 83 mins
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