Drama ·Horror ·Fantasy · Belgium · 1972 · 2h 5m

Malpertuis

Director

Cast

Orson Welles as Cassavius Susan Hampshire as Nancy / Euryale / Alice / Nurse / Charlotte Michel Bouquet as Charles Dideloo Mathieu Carrière as Jan Jean-Pierre Cassel as Lampernisse Daniel Pilon as Mathias Crook

Crew

Gerry Fisher — Director of Photography Richard Marden — Editor Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer Jean Ferry — Screenplay Jean Ray — Novel Paul Laffargue — Producer

Tagline

If you expect to get out alive... you must be dreaming.

Synopsis

A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book haunted house mythology surrealism greek mythology crucifix dream world prometheus

Key Collaborators

Harry Kümel Director Gerry Fisher Director of Photography Richard Marden Editor Georges Delerue Original Music Composer Jean Ferry Screenplay Jean Ray Novel Paul Laffargue Producer Pierre Levie Producer Ritta Laffargue Producer Pierre Cadiou Production Design Claire-Lise Leisegang Costume Design

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