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      Theatre of Death

      1967 1h 31m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 24% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Paris police try to unravel the sinister secret behind a series of brutal murders. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Meh. Not very original or effective even. but, hey... it's got Christopher Lee... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member This Will Definately Not Appeal To The Younger Horror Fans, But Those Interested In A Classic Mystery Will Be Delighted With This Often Overlooked Gem. It's Not Exactly Great But It Gives Of Enough Mystery, Suspense & Gothic Atmosphere Which Tends To Add Enjoyment To It's Basic Script & It's Decent Cast Performances. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Very stylish and good looking Brit horror/mystery--Suspicious Parisian murders!! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Has a slow start but still there's enough happening to just about maintain an interest, but it does tail off badly in the final third. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Although Lee headlines this film he disappears halfway through which is a shame as his is the most interesting character here. Glover is a boring lead and the whole mystery isn't really that interesting. Setting a horror film around a theatre that specialises in horror is a good hook but it never really adds up to much in the end. Lee was getting better stuff with Hammer at this point. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Directed by American Samuel Gallu (The Man Outside (1967)), and written by Ellis Kadison (who later went on to write for The Banana Splits), this is a creepy and surreal horror film that has a dark and nasty performance from it's star, but it manages to be entertaining while it lasts, despite it going all weird about two thirds of the way through. Set in Paris at the Theatre of Death, which presents grisly tales of Grand Guignol, it's hot-headed and firey-tempered director Philippe Darvas (Christopher Lee) pitches an idea for his next production involving the Witches of Salem, which will feature the theatres leading actresses Dani Gireaux (Lelia Goldoni) and Nicole Chapelle (Jenny Till), the latter Darvas is able to hypnotise by using a ring. It ables to turn Nicole into something and someone other-worldly, but Dani's boyfriend, police surgeon Charles Marquis (Julian Glover) is very unnerved by Darvas' way of theatre direction, he's brutal towards his cast members, and when murders start occuring across Paris in ways like out of his plays, the police are soon on Darvas' tail, but then Darvas vanishes without a trace. It's a weird film, despite good colourful cinematography by Gil Taylor. It's a bit all over the place in parts, and Lee vanishes about half-way through, which is a shame, as it's his performance which holds the film together, but it does have good blood and gore on show when it does come. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Scott Weinberg Apollo Guide While it's certainly not likely to wow younger horror fans, those interested in a good old-fashioned mystery tale will have a good time. Rated: 67/100 Nov 18, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Paris police try to unravel the sinister secret behind a series of brutal murders.
      Director
      Samuel Gallu
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 31m