Theatre of Death

  • Mystery
  • Horror
  • Thriller
7/21/1967
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Where acting can be murder

The Theatre of Death in Paris specialises in horror presentations. A police surgeon finds himself becoming involved in the place through his attraction to one of the performers. When bloodless bodies start showing up all over town he realises there could be links with the theatre.

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      • Wuchak

        Mystery and terror surround a horror-oriented theatre in Paris

        Investigators in Paris (e.g. Julian Glover) focus on the domineering director of a Grand Guignol theatre (Christopher Lee) when a string of murders break out. Jenny Till plays the bullys new muse and Lelia Goldoni one of the performers.

        Theatre of Death (1967) plays like Hammer meets Dario Argento with shades of Phantom of the Opera and Dorian Gray. Its a colorful mixture of Hammers "The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll" (1960) with the basic setting of the future StageFright (1987). DONT expect the black comedy or hammy approach of Prices "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" (1971) or "Theater of Blood" (1973).

        While this is a curiously obscure flick, the exacting and bossy Phili...

        December 12, 2022

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