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Mr. Sardonicus
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6.3In 1880, Sir Robert Cargrave, a London physician known for his experimental work in paralysis treatment, is summoned to Gorslava by the mysterious Baron Sardonicus—who is now married to Cargrave's former wife, Maude—to treat his disfigurement. When Cargrave arrives, he finds the masked baron is a cruel sadist who has threatened to harm Maude if he is not successfully cured.
Released: 1961-10-0890 minDir: William CastleHorror, Mystery
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Cast
- Ronald Lewis as Sir Robert Cargrave
- Audrey Dalton as Maude Sardonicus
- Guy Rolfe as Baron Sardonicus
- Oskar Homolka as Krull
- Vladimir Sokoloff as Henryk Toleslawski
- Erika Peters as Elenka
Themes
- mask
- leech
- grave
- castle
- baron
- flashback
- torture
- masked man
- disfigured face
- disfigurement
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
3,772 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
44%
- Year
- 1961
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- William Castle
- Screenwriter
- Ray Russell
- Cast member
- William Castle
- Producer
- William Castle
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Burnett Guffey
- Narrative location
- Europe
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 370392
- Image
- Fine Arts Theatre Ad - 8 November 1961, Denton, TX.jpg
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- publication date
- 1961-01-01
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- title
- Mr. Sardonicus
- color
- black-and-white
- set in environment
- fictional country
- review score
- 40%
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