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Tales from the Crypt
Directed by
Freddie Francis
1972
1h 32m
PG
Horror
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Drama
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Mystery
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6.8
90%
69%
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Five strangers get lost in a crypt and, after meeting the mysterious Crypt Keeper, receive visions of how they will die.
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Cast of Tales from the Crypt
Joan Collins
Joanne Clayton
Peter Cushing
Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Roy Dotrice
Charles Gregory
Richard Greene
Ralph Jason
Ian Hendry
Carl Maitland
Patrick Magee
George Carter
Barbara Murray
Enid Jason
Nigel Patrick
Maj. William Rogers
Robin Phillips
James Elliot
Ralph Richardson
The Crypt Keeper
Geoffrey Bayldon
Guide
Martin Boddey
Husband
Chloe Franks
Daughter
Oliver MacGreevy
Maniac
Susan Denny
Wife
Angela Grant
Susan
David Markham
Father
Robert Hutton
Neighbour
Frank Forsyth
Tramp (uncredited)
Harry Locke
Harry the Cook
Tales from the Crypt Reviews
New York Times
Vincent Canby
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.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
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.
ESplatter
Lucius Gore
This film cannot be recommended enough.
The Dissolve
Noel Murray
The misanthropy of the Tales From The Crypt and Vault Of Horror movies is strangely enjoyable, because it comes packaged within some gleefully perverse ideas.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
John Beifuss
The first killer Claus may be the 'homicidal maniac' in a Santa suit who menaces Christmas Eve murderess Joan Collins in this British anthology horror movie inspired by the EC horror comics of the 1950s.
New Times
Luke Y. Thompson
Not as enjoyably over-the-top as the subsequent HBO series would be, but a decent British horror anthology.
Slant Magazine
Eric Henderson
Subtly disconcerting.
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Bob Bloom
A fun anthology movie, helped along by an all-star cast and the direction of Freddy Francis. Much better than a lot of the horror anthologies that followed.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Schlock dressed up with fine acting is still schlock.
Alternate Ending
Tim Brayton
The lows are still pretty good, and the highs are off the charts.
Juicy Cerebellum
Alex Sandell
Atmospheric and chilling little tale(s) of terror.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
The best vignette finds Peter Cushing delivering one of the finest performances of his long career.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
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.
Battleship Pretension
Craig Schroeder
It's easily forgotten, but just as easily recalled for being a lot of fun. Which seems to fall perfectly in line with Tales From the Crypt's pop-culture legacy.
Nerdist
Kyle Anderson
Tales from the Crypt is a wholly successful portmanteau horror film that delights in changing things up with each story.
TV Guide
Of the five tales "Poetic Justice" and "Blind Alleys" are the standouts.
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