The Vault of Horror (movie)
The Vault of Horror (also called Vault of Horror, Further Tales from the Crypt and Tales from the Crypt II) is a British anthology horror movie. It was made in 1973 by Amicus Productions. Like the 1972 Amicus movie Tales from the Crypt, it is based on stories from the EC Comics series written by Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines. The movie was directed by Roy Ward Baker.
| The Vault of Horror | |
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| Directed by | Roy Ward Baker |
| Produced by | Charles W. Fries, Max Rosenberg |
| Written by | Milton Subotsky (screenplay) |
| Starring | Terry-Thomas Curd Jürgens Tom Baker Dawn Addams Denholm Elliott Michael Craig |
| Music by | Douglas Gamley |
| Cinematography | Denys N. Coop |
| Edited by | Oswald Hafenrichter |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 83 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
None of the movie's stories are actually from Vault of Horror comics. All but one were in Tales from the Crypt. The one that wasn't is Shock SuspenStories. The movie does not have the Vault Keeper character from the comics.
Cast
- Daniel Massey as Harold Rogers
- Terry-Thomas as Arthur Critchit
- Curd Jürgens as Sebastian
- Michael Craig as Maitland
- Tom Baker as Moore
- Anna Massey as Donna Rogers
- Glynis Johns as Eleanor Critchit
- Dawn Addams as Inez
- Edward Judd as Alex
- Denholm Elliott as Diltant
- Robin Nedwell as Tom
- Geoffrey Davies as Jerry
- Terence Alexander as Fenton Breedley
- Ishaq Bux as Fakir
- John Forbes-Robertson as Wilson
- Maurice Kaufmann as Bob Dickson
- Arthur Mullard as Gravedigger
- Mike Pratt as Clive
- Marianne Stone as Jane
- Erik Chitty as Old Waiter
- Tommy Godfrey as Landlord
- Jerold Wells as Waiter
DVD release
Together with Tales from the Crypt,The Vault Of Horror was released on a "Midnight Movies" double feature DVD on 11 September 2007. The version used is the edited, 1974 US theatrical release. It has some of the gorier scenes removed or altered in order to receive an MPAA PG rating.
An uncensored version was first shown on the British TV channel Film4 on 25 August 2008. This version still did not show a shot from the original closing sequence. In this scene the characters who walk to the graveyard are seen with dead, skeletal faces. It may be that this shot has been lost. No prints with it have been found. There is no evidence it was included in the final release prints.