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Tales of Terror (1962) [N/A]

Release Date:
July 4, 1962

Original Title:
Tales of Terror

Alternate Titles:
Der grauenvolle Mr. X
Destinos fatales
Historias de terror
I racconti del terrore
L'Empire de la terreur
Qorxunc Nağıllar
Schwarze Geschichten

Genres:
Comedy | Horror

Production Companies:
Alta Vista Productions
American International Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16 IE: PG

Runtime: 89

A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Performers

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")
Leona Gage
Morella ("Morella")
David Frankham
Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Lennie Weinrib
Policeman ("The Black Cat")
Wally Campo
Barman Wilkins ("The Black Cat")
Alan DeWitt
Chairman of Wine Society ("The Black Cat")
John Hackett
Policeman ("The Black Cat")
Edmund Cobb
Driver ("Morella")
Scott Brown
Servant ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Benjie Bancroft
Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Tavern Patron ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

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Production

Art Direction:
Daniel Haller

Assistant Director:
Jack Bohrer

Construction Coordinator:
Ross Hahn

Director:
Roger Corman

Director of Photography:
Floyd Crosby

Editor:
Anthony Carras

Executive Producer:
Samuel Z. Arkoff
James H. Nicholson

Hairstylist:
Ray Forman

Makeup Artist:
Lou LaCava

Music Coordinator:
Al Simms

Music Editor:
Eve Newman

Original Music Composer:
Les Baxter

Producer:
Roger Corman

Production Design:
Daniel Haller

Production Manager:
Bartlett A. Carré

Property Master:
Richard M. Rubin

Props:
John Ceniga

Screenplay:
Richard Matheson

Set Decoration:
Harry Reif

Short Story:
Edgar Allan Poe

Sound:
John L. Bury

Special Effects:
Pat Dinga

Visual Effects:
Ray Mercer

Wardrobe Master:
Marjorie Corso

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