Fresh
This British production looks handsome enough under Freddie Francis's direction, and for those who say they'd watch Ralph Richardson in anything, well, here's your chance.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Tales from the Crypt
DEATH LIVES in the Vault of Horror!
1972 · 1h 33m · PG
Horror
Directed by
Freddie Francis
Overview
Five strangers encounter the mysterious Crypt Keeper while viewing old catacombs in the English countryside. Through a series of terrifying stories, each one learns their fate.
Director and cast
- Freddie Francis Director
- Joan Collins as Joanne Clayton
- Peter Cushing as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
- Roy Dotrice as Charles Gregory
- Richard Greene as Ralph Jason
- Ian Hendry as Carl Maitland
- Patrick Magee as George Carter
- Barbara Murray as Enid Jason
- Nigel Patrick as Maj. William Rogers
- Robin Phillips as James Elliot
- Ralph Richardson as The Crypt Keeper
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Unfortunately, the only style exhibited by Freddie Francis, who directed the film, and Milton Subotsky, who wrote it, is in their dumb appreciation for ancient plot devices, and especially in their high-handedness with other people's stories.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
It's put together something like the comic books, with the old Crypt Keeper acting as host and narrator. In the movie version, he is played with suitable ham by Ralph Richardson.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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