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The Black Castle

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An Englishman (Richard Greene) enters an Austrian nobleman's (Stephen McNally) castle, complete with torture chamber and alligator moat.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 08/31/2020
2.5/4
The story is sturdy and the sets impressive. Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy 06/20/2015
6/10
A solid second-tier Gothic mystery-horror-thriller, the kind that's worth catching up with only once you've seen all the good ones. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/07/2014
C+
Tepid gothic revenge melodrama. Go to Full Review
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06/29/2017 Slightly worse than The Strange Door. See more 01/04/2015 Tepid gothic revenge melodrama--a Most Dangerous Game rerun. It's shot in b/w and set in the 18th century. The screenplay's author isJerry Sackheim. See more 03/16/2014 Overall, creepy, atmospheric and entertaining, not masterpiece-status but very enjoyable stuff and not one to be avoided.  See more 09/05/2010 This is a good fifties movie in more the style of the old gothic universal monster movies. Plus it has the actors from those movies too. See more 12/14/2009 A fun and occasionally thrilling adventure tale about a man who sets off to find justice and ends up wreaking revenge on the man who killed his friends in a scuffle in Africa. It's nearly as fun as it sounds, and the prime attraction- a dungeon filled with crocodiles hidden beneath the Count's castle- is an absolute hoot. I checked this out because Boris Karloff was in it, but it was Richard Greene who stole the show. Holding his own with horror legends Karloff and Lon Chaney, Jr., Greene has the charisma and wit that leads of this kind of movie typically lack. This is a fun movie, a delightful hybrid of horror and adventure. See more 09/27/2009 Respectable production values and a good cast are plusses. The story didn?t always hold my interest though, but it did have a good atmosphere. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis An Englishman (Richard Greene) enters an Austrian nobleman's (Stephen McNally) castle, complete with torture chamber and alligator moat.
Director
Nathan Juran
Producer
William Alland
Screenwriter
Jerry Sackheim
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal International Pictures (UI)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 1952, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 19, 2006
Runtime
1h 22m
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