Curse of the Crimson Altar | |
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Directed by | Vernon Sewell |
Screenplay by | Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln |
Story by | Jerry Sohl |
Based on | "The Dreams in the Witch House" by H. P. Lovecraft (uncredited) |
Produced by | Louis M. Heyward |
Starring | Boris Karloff Christopher Lee Mark Eden Barbara Steele Michael Gough Rupert Davies Virginia Wetherell |
Cinematography | John Coquillon |
Edited by | Howard Lanning |
Music by | Peter Knight |
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Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Curse of the Crimson Altar (released in the United States as The Crimson Cult) is a 1968 British horror film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Barbara Steele and Mark Eden.[1] The film was produced by Louis M. Heyward for Tigon British Film Productions. The screenplay, by Doctor Who writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln,[2] was based (uncredited) on the short story "The Dreams in the Witch House" by H. P. Lovecraft. This film also featured the final British film appearance of Karloff.[3][4]