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Premature Burial (1962)

81 min  -  Drama | Horror | Mystery  -   7 March 1962 (USA)
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An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational horror of premature burial consumes him.

Director:

Roger Corman

Writers:

Charles Beaumont (screenplay), Ray Russell (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ray Milland ...
Guy Carrell
Hazel Court ...
Emily Gault
Richard Ney ...
Miles Archer
Heather Angel Heather Angel ...
Kate Carrell
Alan Napier Alan Napier ...
Dr. Gideon Gault
John Dierkes John Dierkes ...
Sweeney
Dick Miller ...
Mole
Clive Halliday Clive Halliday ...
Judson
Brendan Dillon Brendan Dillon ...
Minister
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Storyline

Emily Gault arrives at the Carrell mansion determined to rekindle an old relationship with Guy Carrell, despite the disapproval of his sister, Kate. Guy overcomes his all-consuming fear of being buried alive long enough to marry Emily but soon becomes obsessed again, building a crypt designed to guarantee that he will not fall prey to his most dreaded nightmare. Trying to prove that he has been cured of his phobia, he opens his father's tomb and is shocked into a catatonic state. His worst fears are realized as he is lowered into a grave and covered over, apparently never to learn that the treachery of someone very dear to him was directly responsible for his predicament. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Fear | Crypt | Nightmare | Buried Alive | Burial  | See more »

Taglines:

Within the Coffin I Lie...ALIVE!

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Premature Burial See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$1,250,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Roger Corman started this film outside of American International Pictures. Since Vincent Price had been signed to an exclusive contract with AIP, Corman chose Ray Milland for the lead role. American International would acquire the production just as principal photography began. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When about to show his guests the cup of poison, Guy refers to this as the coup de grace, but mispronounces it as "coup de gras" (as in "foie gras" or "Mardi Gras"). It is very unlikely that a well educated English grandee such as Guy would make such a mistake. See more »

Quotes

Guy Carrell: Can you possibly conceive it. The unendurable oppression of the lungs, the stifling fumes of the earth, the rigid embrace of the coffin, the blackness of absolute night and the silence, like an overwhelming sea.
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Connections

Referenced in "QI: Gothic (#7.13)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Molly Malone" See more »