The Keep

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The Keep

R

1983

1h 38m

Horror

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A stranger (Scott Glenn) fights timeless evil in a Romanian castle occupied by a Nazi captain (Jürgen Prochnow).

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Kat Sachs

Chicago Reader

Jul 17

It’s not bad and it’s definitely worth watching if you’re a Mann completist.

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Keith Uhlich

Reverse Shot

09/09/2011

Mann must share the blame for the movie's failures. But nor should its beauties be denied.

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Simon Abrams

House Next Door

03/29/2011

As dated as it is, The Keep (1983), Michael Mann's second theatrical release after Thief (1981), remains an intriguing mess of historical provocation.

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

01/03/2024

1.5/4

Mann fares better when sublimating the metaphysical into the nocturnal neon landscapes of Thief, Collateral, and Heat.

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Josh Slater-Williams

Vague Visages

11/13/2023

Regarding its deserving of potential "film maudit" status, sometimes the rabbit hole just leads you to dirt, kids.

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Chris Alexander

Alexander On Film

12/08/2022

It is a film of many sensory pleasures and the key to truly enjoying it is to overlook its flaws, its lapses in logic, its often-dated visual effects and let it simply wash over you, to sink into it and perceive it like an opium inflicted hallucination.

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William L.

@RT70826415 May 9

Michael Mann’s 2nd Film “The Keep” falls short and flat when all said and done. The visuals and music score are amazing and some of scenes are memorizing…. However you can tell this was meant to be more than what you’re shown. Rumored to be originally over 3 hours long but was ultimately cut down to just over 90 minutes… this film is more of what could’ve been.

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James B

@James740 Jan 4

Dont look at the 40% rating. This is just like Dune 1984 in the fact studios cut hours of a completed film to please people against Manns wishes. If you can move past the stupidity of studios you have an all star cast all star acting and crazy awesome music and effects. A horror movie where good triumphs over evil. A gem of movies. If you're voting this down you're sating michael mann is a fool which is anything but true. Stop hating on this great film.

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STEVEN M

@RT95376924 Oct 30

Kudos to Mann and Tangerine Dream for mood and atmosphere in the film based on the novel from F. Paul Wilson. Not a lot of dialogue in this film but the visuals are creepy. I’d love to see someone have a redo of this story.

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Christian K

@ckacar Oct 16

Kind of crazy, filmed in a way I've never seen before. I liked the overall design of it and the monster for sure.

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TI H

@MeInCharacter Aug 28

The director cared about mood and interesting visuals. He tried. E for effort. But the overall product felt choppy to me--even for 1983. The less-than-stellar visual effects were not nearly as disappointing as the irritating soundtrack by Tangerine Dream. The sex scene made little sense and added nothing. I think this interesting idea for a horror movie would do well if remade with a decent budget.

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David W

@Sternhammer Jul 27

I absolutely love this bizarre horror curio. It's a cult classic in my book that's dripping with atmosphere and has a truly fantastic score by Tangerine Dream.

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Synopsis

A stranger (Scott Glenn) fights timeless evil in a Romanian castle occupied by a Nazi captain (Jürgen Prochnow).

Director: Michael Mann
Producer: Gene Kirkwood, Hawk Koch
Screenwriter: F. Paul Wilson, Michael Mann
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Associated Capital, Capital Equipment Leasing
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 16, 1983, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround