The Tomb of Ligeia

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NR,1hr 30min

Genres:

Horror,Drama

Released:

January 20, 1965

Distributor:

American International Picture

Starring:

Vincent Price, Elizabeth Shepherd, John Westbrook ... More

Synopsis: Once again Vincent Price stars for director Roger Corman in The Tomb of Ligeia, the last of Corman's eight Edgar Allen Poe adaptations, a film graced by a script by Robert Towne and moody cinematography by Nicolas Roeg. Price has the creepy lead role of Verden Fell. In 1821, when Verden's wife Ligeia (Elizabeth Shepherd) dies, she is buried in a churchyard, despite the parson's objections that she can't be buried there since she isn't a Christian. Before the grave is closed, abetted by the screech ... Full Synopsis

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	Patrick Legare, AMG Review Though it was the last of Roger Corman's eight films based on Edgar Allen Poe stories, The Tomb of Ligeia remains one of the finest in the bunch easily standing in the same territory as The Fall of the House of Usher and Masque of the Red Death. The final result has the feel of a scary supernatural take on Hitchcock's Rebecca. Tomb succeeds on a variety of levels including Robert Towne's excellent ... Read Review

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	Vincent Price Verden Fell Elizabeth Shepherd Lady Rowena/Lady Ligeia John Westbrook Christopher Gough Oliver Johnston Kenrick