Tales from the Crypt
“DEATH LIVES in the Vault of Horror!”
When a tourist group become lost within ancient catacombs, they meet the sinister Crypt Keeper, who tells them each their fate. The enigmatic figure's macabre stories involve a wife dabbling in murder, a retired sanitation worker targeted by his suspicious neighbors, and an adulterer who may face a fitting demise if the yarns come true.
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Cast
52 people
Joan Collins
Joanne Clayton
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Peter Cushing
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
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Roy Dotrice
Charles Gregory
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Richard Greene
Ralph Jason
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Ian Hendry
Carl Maitland
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Patrick Magee
George Carter
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A Clockwork Orange
Barry Lyndon
Barbara Murray
Enid Jason
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Nigel Patrick
Maj. William Rogers
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Sapphire
Robin Phillips
James Elliot
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Ralph Richardson
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Geoffrey Bayldon
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Martin Boddey
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Freddie Francis Director · Milton Subotsky Screenplay Johnny Craig Author
Worldwide gross $3M · Budget $406K · United States release March 9, 1972
Box office
Budget
$406,300
Worldwide gross
$3,000,000
Gross vs. budget
7.4×
Production
Amicus Productions
Production
Metromedia Producers Corporation
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 9, 1972
Theatrical
United Kingdom · October 1, 1972
Theatrical
France
February 13, 1974 · Theatrical
Germany
January 18, 1973 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 8, 1973 · Theatrical · Fantasporto - Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto
Sweden
September 11, 1972 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 31, 1988 · Physical · VHS
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