The Skull
Sign in to save1965 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis
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6.1Esoterica collector Dr Maitland buys an unusual skull from his ordinary source; the artifact is what remains of the Marquis De Sade. Much too soon, Maitland discovers that the skull is turning him into a frenzied killer.
Released: 1965-08-2583 minDir: Freddie FrancisHorror, Thriller
Cast
- Peter Cushing as Dr. Christopher Maitland
- Christopher Lee as Sir Matthew Phillips
- Patrick Wymark as Anthony Marco
- Jill Bennett as Jane Maitland
- Peter Woodthorpe as Bert Travers, Marco's Landlord
- Nigel Green as Inspector Wilson
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Key dates
- Published
- 25 August 1965
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- supernatural
- Director
- Freddie Francis
- Screenwriter
- Milton Subotsky
- Cast member
- Peter Woodthorpe
- Composer
- Elisabeth Lutyens
- Producer
- Milton Subotsky
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1965 British films1965 English-language films1965 films1965 horror filmsAmicus Productions filmsBritish historical horror filmsEnglish-language horror filmsFilms about the Marquis de SadeFilms based on short fictionFilms based on works by Robert BlochFilms directed by Freddie FrancisFilms scored by Elisabeth Lutyens