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Tales of Terror(1962)
Status: Released
Date: 1962-07-04
66%
182 Votes
Time: 1h 29m
A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!
Overview:
Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Alta Vista Productions
Movie: Tales of Terror
Top 10 Billed Cast
Vincent Price
Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator
Peter Lorre
Montresor ("The Black Cat")
Basil Rathbone
Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Debra Paget
Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Maggie Pierce
Lenora ("Morella")
Joyce Jameson
Annabel ("The Black Cat")
David Frankham
Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Lennie Weinrib
Policeman ("The Black Cat")
Wally Campo
Barman Wilkins ("The Black Cat")
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