I Bury the Living

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I Bury the Living

1958

1h 15m

Mystery & Thriller

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Robert Kraft (Richard Boone) inherits a familial post as the chairman of a small-town cemetery. The centerpiece of the cemetery office is a map of all the plots: White pins signify those claimed, black pins those occupied. When Robert accidentally puts a black pin in the just-purchased plots of a friend (Glenn Vernon) and his new wife, they die in a freak accident. Robert's uncle (Howard Smith) convinces him to make another switch, to see if it's coincidence or something more sinister.

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Ian Berriman

SFX Magazine

02/21/2011

Sure, this is basically just like an extended episode of The Twilight Zone, but that's no bad thing, since it's like a good episode.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

02/18/2008

4/5

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

01/30/2007

C+

Dismally ends with a whimper instead of fright.

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Film Threat

12/06/2005

3.5/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

07/21/2005

2/5

Widgett Walls

Needcoffee.com

02/22/2005

2/5

Turns out it's a lot like an Outer Limits episode that somehow escaped and became a feature.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Oct 30

Success in 1.25 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in 1958 in color and black and white versions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Liam D

@Mediawatcher2003 Oct 28

Somewhere in the middle of B movie independence and Twilight Zone complexity. This isn’t gonna be for everyone but the eerie and moody atmosphere plus the strong performances make it one of the 50s horror underrated gems

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Martin B

03/27/2023

They rarely have a throw away side issue that isn't meaningful. In this case it was Andy be forced to retire. Richard Boone has gravitas and the only reason this silly tale became interesting. The experts say the ending was bad, my view it was everything but the ending that was bad. Here's an idea. If you think black pins are killing people stop putting them in the board for people that are alive. Thank goodness Richard Boone didn't get stereotyped into rolls like this one.

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georgan g

04/22/2022

This was a throw-back to Twilight Zone or Outer Limits! Fun to watch with lots of over-acting.

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@Blobbo 03/29/2021

Boone good actor. And Blobbo always love a good tuba score in movie about a scary map.

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stu b

02/21/2019

Cheesy title, good movie. Richard Boone stars as the new manager of a cemetery who becomes convinced that he possesses the power of life and death. People start dropping like flies, his guilt begins to overwhelm him, and soon he is verging on insanity and locking himself away in the graveyard's drafty office. With some nifty black-and-white photography (including a handful of truly inventive images), an over-the-top performance by a barely recognizable Theodore Bikel as the groundskeeper (every bit as cartoonish as Boone is subtle), and an ending that you won't see coming. A low-budget gem.

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Synopsis

Robert Kraft (Richard Boone) inherits a familial post as the chairman of a small-town cemetery. The centerpiece of the cemetery office is a map of all the plots: White pins signify those claimed, black pins those occupied. When Robert accidentally puts a black pin in the just-purchased plots of a friend (Glenn Vernon) and his new wife, they die in a freak accident. Robert's uncle (Howard Smith) convinces him to make another switch, to see if it's coincidence or something more sinister.

Director: Albert Band
Producer: Albert Band, Louis Garfinkle
Screenwriter: Louis Garfinkle
Production Co: Maxim Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2011
Runtime: 1h 15m

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