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Vincent Price The Oblong Box (1969) DVDRip (SiRiUs sHaRe)

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The Oblong Box (1969)

Sir Edward Markham is the victim of a voodoo curse which has caused his face to become horribly disfigured. He is kept captive in the attic of his house by his brother Julian. Sir Edward escapes, moves in with an unscrupulous doctor who hires grave robbers to steal bodies for his research, wears a red hood over his face, and kills a good number of townspeople before the surprise ending.

Vincent Price ... Sir Julian Markham
Christopher Lee ... Dr. J. Neuhart
Rupert Davies ... Joshua Kemp
Uta Levka ... Heidi, the prostitute
Sally Geeson ... Sally Baxter, Dr. Neuhart's Maid / Sir Julian Markham's Maid
Alister Williamson ... Sir Edward Markham
Peter Arne ... Samuel Trench
Hilary Heath ... Elizabeth Markham (as Hilary Dwyer)
Maxwell Shaw ... Tom Hackett
Carl Rigg ... Mark Norton

DivX 5 / MP3

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064747/

This 1969 film heralded the first on-screen teaming of Vincent Price and Christopher Lee - shamefully, they only get one scene together (why couldn't the film-makers of the time put the horror masters together in a film successfully?).

Despite being beseiged by production problems - the writer Lawrence Huntington died shortly after completing the script and the original director, Michael Reeves was replaced by Gordon Hesler, due to his dependence on drugs and suicidal tendencies (he actually committed suicide in February 1969) - the film has a very eerie and atmospheric feel to it.

The plot is guilty of becoming too involved for its own good, but given there is always a general understanding of what is going on, the film does not suffer. Indeed, the period atmosphere is well-maintained and is supplemented by plenty of suspense and shock, not least due to the large content of scenes taking place during nightfall.

We are also cleverly kept guessing as to what Edward Markham's face is really like under the scarlet hood, and since this naturally becomes a preoccupation with the viewer, one is entitled to expect a horrific revelation at the end. It does come and depending on what you pre-judge his face to look like, I was not particularly disappointed!

Vincent Price and Christopher Lee's characterisations are not that pivotal and their performances tend to be just enough to carry the film through - they are really secondary, in a film stolen by Alister Williamson as the revenge killer.

Nevertheless, this film is well-worth a look, mainly due to it's originality and ambition.

# 'Alister Williamson' is dubbed

# Michael Reeves was originally chosen to direct this movie, but died during the pre-production.

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