Fresh
Shows early signs of Mann's rare ability to elevate ostensibly schlocky material into something dark and majestic.
Michael Nordine, L.A. Weekly
The Keep
They were all drawn to the keep. Tonight, they will all face the evil.
1983 · 1h 36m · R
Fantasy, Horror
Directed by
Michael Mann
Overview
Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.
Director and cast
- Michael Mann Director
- Scott Glenn as Glaeken Trismegestus
- Alberta Watson as Eva Cuza
- Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Klaus Woermann
- Robert Prosky as Father Mihail Fonescu
- Gabriel Byrne as Major Kaempffer
- Ian McKellen as Dr. Theodore Cuza
- William Morgan Sheppard as Alexandru
- Royston Tickner as Tomescu
- Michael Carter as Radu Molasar
- John Vine as Lutz
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