The house of long shadows

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Movie
German title The house of long shadows
Original title House of the Long Shadows
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Publishing year 1983
length 100 minutes
Rod
Director Pete Walker
script Michael Armstrong
production Yoram Globus ,
Menahem Golan
music Richard Harvey
camera Norman G. Langley
cut Robert C. Dearberg
occupation

The House of the Long Shadows (original title House of the Long Shadows ) is a British horror comedy from 1983 . The main roles are starring Vincent Price , Christopher Lee , Peter Cushing and John Carradine . The film is based on the story Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers . The soundtrack for the film was composed by Richard Harvey .

action

The young writer Kenneth Magee bets $ 20,000 that he can write a novel the size of Wuthering Heights in 24 hours . To get in the right mood for his work, Magee moves to an abandoned property in Wales . Upon his arrival, however, Magee must discover that the property is still inhabited by Lord Grisbane and his daughter Victoria. Nevertheless, he is allowed to stay in the house as a guest. During the night a storm is brewing, other relatives come into the house, including Lord Grisbane's sons Lionel and Sebastian, the secretary Mary Norton and Corrigan, a potential buyer of the ailing property.

After a lengthy discussion, the Grisbanes admit to their guests that they wanted to gather that night to free Roderick, the third son of the Lord, from his captivity. Roderick has been locked in his room for 40 years after he started an affair with a fourteen-year-old and murdered her when he learned she was expecting him. When they want to free him and the other guests from his room, the Grisbanes find out that Roderick has fled the room. A short time later, Lord Grisbane suffers a fatal heart attack from the shock. Magee announced that he would call the police when a scream was heard and Victoria was found strangled. Corrigan, Magee and Mary decide to flee, only to find that the tires of their cars have been stabbed. Shortly thereafter, Diane and Andrew arrive at the property, who had met Magee at the train station and are now seeking shelter from the storm. However, both are murdered a short time later. Diane dies washing her face because someone has replaced the water in the sink with acid. Andrew, in turn, is poisoned. The surviving guests and relatives decide to find and kill Roderick.

On their search, Magee, Sebastian and Mary discover a secret system of tunnels behind a bookshelf, which they search for Roderick. However, they are separated and Sebastian's body is found hanging from the ceiling shortly afterwards. While Mary finds her way back to Corrigan and Lionel, Magee remains trapped in the tunnel system. A little later, Corrigan finally reveals to the survivors that he was in truth Roderick and that he had broken out of his prison years ago, but returned now and then to create the illusion that he was still trapped in the room. He then kills Lionel with an ax. Mary manages to escape, but Corrigan follows her around the property.

Meanwhile, Magee also manages to escape from the tunnel system. Shortly afterwards he meets Mary and Corrigan, whom he pushes down a flight of stairs after a brief fight, whereby he is hit by his ax if he falls. While Corrigan is at the end of the stairs, the allegedly deceased guests and relatives enter the hall, and Corrigan gets up again. It turns out it was all just a joke arranged by Magee's manager to win the bet and show Magee that there are more important things in life than money.

production

The film was shot in Rotherfield Park, an estate near Hampshire .

Others

The House of Long Shadows is the only film in which the four actors Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and John Carradine, who have become famous for their roles in horror films, all starred. It is also the last film that Cushing and Lee played together.

The House of Long Shadows premiered on June 17, 1983 and cost approximately $ 7.5 million.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Review of the film in the New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2015 .