Mystery ·Horror · United Kingdom · 1960 · 1h 18m

The City of the Dead

The City of the Dead poster
Director
John Llewellyn Moxey
Cast
Dennis Lotis as Richard Barlow Christopher Lee as Prof. Alan Driscoll Patricia Jessel as Elizabeth Selwyn / Mrs. Newless Tom Naylor as Bill Maitland Betta St. John as Patricia Russell Venetia Stevenson as Nan Barlow
Crew
Desmond Dickinson — Director of Photography John Pomeroy — Editor George Baxt — Screenplay Milton Subotsky — Story Donald Taylor — Producer Max Rosenberg — Producer
Tagline

300 years old! Human blood keeps them alive forever!

Synopsis

In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a presumed witch places a curse on the town before she is burned at the stake. 300 years later, a college student arrives and checks into the mysterious Raven's Inn to research the town's history with witchcraft.

Trailer The City of the Dead — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
witchwitch burningsatanismhuman sacrificewitchcraftindifferent
Key Collaborators
John Llewellyn Moxey Director Desmond Dickinson Director of Photography John Pomeroy Editor George Baxt Screenplay Milton Subotsky Story Donald Taylor Producer Max Rosenberg Producer
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