Fresh
It's better handled and directed than most though thriller fans will still find its lack of action a drag.
Variety Staff, Variety
Isle of the Dead
A grave's dank darkness smothers the screams of a girl still alive!
1945 · 1h 12m · Not Rated
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Mark Robson
Overview
On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people—a superstitious old peasant—suspects a young woman of being a vampiric demon.
Director and cast
- Mark Robson Director
- Boris Karloff as Gen. Nikolas Pherides
- Ellen Drew as Thea
- Marc Cramer as Oliver Davis
- Katherine Emery as Mary St. Aubyn
- Helene Thimig as Madame Kyra
- Alan Napier as St. Aubyn
- Jason Robards Sr. as Albrecht
- Ernst Deutsch as Dr. Drossos
- Skelton Knaggs as Andrew Robbins
- Sherry Hall Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film comes magnificently alive with the burial sequence, and with the zombie-like, white-robed woman roaming through shadowy galleries and shuttered rooms.
Time Out
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