Tower of London (1962 film)

This article is about the Vincent Price film. For the Basil Rathbone film, see Tower of London (1939 film).

Tower of London
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoger Corman
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Leo Gordon
  • F. Amos Powell
Produced byGene Corman
Starring
CinematographyArchie R. Dalzell
Edited byRonald Sinclair
Music byMichael Anderson
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • 24 October 1962 (1962-10-24)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200,000[1][2]

Tower of London is a 1962 historical drama and gothic horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price and Michael Pate. The film was produced by Edward Small Productions.[3]

The film tells a highly fictionalised account of the rise to power and eventual downfall of King Richard III of England, freely combining elements derived from the plots of Shakespeare's plays Richard III and Macbeth.

Aside from the historical setting, the movie is not connected to the 1939 film of the same name, starring Price, Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff.

  1. ^ Alan G. Frank, The Films of Roger Corman: Shooting My Way Out of Trouble, Bath Press, 1998 p 111
  2. ^ Weaver p 101
  3. ^ TOWER OF LONDON Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 34, Iss. 396, (Jan 1, 1967): 64.