Theatre of Death

Theatre of Death
Theatre of Death
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Samuel Gallu
Written by	Ellis Kadison; Roger Marshall
Produced by	E. M. Smedley-Aston (producer); William J. Gell (executive producer)
Starring	Christopher Lee; Julian Glover; Lelia Goldoni
Cinematography	Gilbert Taylor
Edited by	Barrie Vince
Music by	Elisabeth Lutyens
Production; company	Pennea Productions Ltd.
Distributed by	London Independent Producers (UK); Hemisphere Films (US)
Release date	1967;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Theatre of Death (also known as Blood Fiend) is a 1967 British horror movie directed by Samuel Gallu and starring Christopher Lee, Lelia Goldoni and Julian Glover.^[1]

Plot

Philippe Darvas is a theatre director whose Grand Guignol theatre is thought to be linked to a series of murders.

Cast

Christopher Lee as Philippe Darvas
Lelia Goldoni as Dani Gireaux
Julian Glover as Charles Marquis
Ivor Dean as Inspector George Micheaud
Joseph Furst as Karl Schiller
Steve Plytas as Andre, patron of cafe
Betty Woolfe as Colette
Leslie Handford as Joseph
Miki Iveria as patron's wife
Fraser Kerr as Pierre
Dilys Watling as Heidi
Lita Scott as voodoo dancer
Evelyn Laye as Madame Angelique
Jenny Till as Nicole Chapelle
Terence Soall as Ferdi
Esther Anderson as La Poule
Peter Cleall as Jean, stage manager
Suzanne Owens as girl on scooter
Julie Mendez as belly dancer
Evrol Puckerin as voodoo dancer
The Tony Scott Drummers as voodoo drummers

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A secret panel in the fireplace, a stone chamber with cobwebs, and a darkly cloaked figure are among the time-honoured stratagems employed in this concoction which flirts coyly with the occult, hypnotic control and vampirism. None of these trappings disguise the fact that the material is routine, and the story loses momentum after its colourfully unconvincing Théatre de Mort opening. Still, there is some recompense in the stylish pictorial effects."^[2]

References

^ "Theatre of Death". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Theatre of Death". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 34 (396): 177. 1 January 1967 – via ProQuest.

External links

Theatre of Death at IMDb
Theatre of Death then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets

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[BFIsearch-1] "Theatre of Death". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[2] "Theatre of Death". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 34 (396): 177. 1 January 1967 – via ProQuest.

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