Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Tales from the Crypt is a 1972 British horror film, directed by Freddie Francis. It is an anthology film consisting of five separate segments, based on stories from EC Comics. Only two of the stories, however, are actually from EC's Tales from the Crypt. The reason for this, according to Creepy founding editor Russ Jones, is that Amicus producer Milton Subotsky did not own a run of the original EC comic book but instead adapted the movie from the two paperback reprints given to him by Jones. The story "Wish You Were Here" was reprinted in the paperback collection The Vault of Horror (Ballantine, 1965). The other four stories in the movie were among the eight stories reprinted in Tales from the Crypt (Ballantine, 1964). It was produced by Amicus Productions and filmed at Shepperton Studios.
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Cast:
- Angela Grant – Susan Blake
- Barbara Murray – Enid Jason
- Chloe Franks – Carol Clayton
- Clifford Earl – Police Sergeant
- David Markham – Edward Elliot
- Geoffrey Bayldon – Guide
- Harry Locke – Harry
- Robert Hutton
- Ian Hendry – Carl Maitland
- Joan Collins – Joanne Clayton
- Patrick Magee
- Martin Boddey – Richard Clayton
- Nigel Patrick – Major William Rogers
- Oliver MacGreevy – Santa Suit Maniac
- Peter Cushing – Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
- Ralph Richardson – The Crypt Keeper
- Richard Greene – Ralph Jason
- Robert Rietti – Radio Announcer
- Robin Phillips – James Elliot
- Roy Dotrice – Charles Gregory