Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      Crucible of Horror

      R Released Nov 10, 1971 1 hr. 31 min. Horror List
      Reviews 36% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A patriarch's (Michael Gough) corpse comes back to haunt the wife (Yvonne Mitchell) and daughter (Sharon Gurney) who murdered him. Read More Read Less

      Audience Reviews

      View All (16) audience reviews
      Audience Member Pretty creepy but shame about the unanswered ending. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review steve d Adequately made except for the terrible sound quality but the story is boring and there is no reason to care about anything going on. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review martin a An interesting and creepy horror, a father and husband bullies his wife and abuses his daughter who he has sexual attractions for, After prolonged abuse, they decide to kill him by overdosing him with sleeping tablets, he then fakes his death and they dispose of the body, problem is he then comes back to punish them, a very sad ending, and although ,a well-acted good film, it could have done so much more with the ending. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Michael Gough stars as the cruel patriarch of an affluent British family. He's particularly cruel to his daughter (Sharon Gurney), so she conspires with her mother to murder him. Things don't go too well. This fairly slow, atmospheric thriller is very clearly indebted to "Diabolique", but unfortunately has a needlessly convoluted climax that really dulls it's impact. Gough is, as always, terrific and it's worth watching for his performance alone. Not to be confused with "Crucible of Terror" which was released in the same year. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member She has everything she wants. A successful political influencer has two women that reside with him, one woman is older and a mother figure to the young female. The two women plot to kill the politician so they can move on with their lives; unfortunately, after the deed is done they will find it hard to keep it covered up. "What the hell are you doing?" Viktors Ritelis, director of episodes from the television series Vendetta, The Expert, Home and Away, A Country Practice, and GP, delivers Crucible of Horror. The storyline for this picture is just average with few good horror elements. The acting is mediocre even for this genre. "I hope I'm not a bother." I came across this on Netflix a couple weeks ago and thought it would be an interesting movie to add to the queue. Overall, it was a below average addition to the genre with few redeeming sequences. I recommend skipping this. "Let's kill him." Grade: C- Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the finest Michael Gough movies. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      More Like This

      View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
      Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

      Photos

      View All Crucible of Horror photos

      Crucible of Horror

      Crucible of Horror (1969) Crucible of Horror (1969) View more photos

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A patriarch's (Michael Gough) corpse comes back to haunt the wife (Yvonne Mitchell) and daughter (Sharon Gurney) who murdered him.
      Director
      Viktors Ritelis
      Executive Producer
      Christopher C. Dewey, Dennis Friedland
      Screenwriter
      Olaf Pooley
      Production Co
      Abacus Productions, London-Cannon Films
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 10, 1971, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 1, 2016