The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death is a 1964 British horror film starring Vincent Price in a tale about a prince who terrorizes a plague-ridden peasantry while merrymaking in a lonely castle with his jaded courtiers. The film was directed by Roger Corman; the screenplay by Charles Beaumont and R. Wright Campbell was based upon the 1842 short story of the same name by American author Edgar Allan Poe. The film is the seventh of a series of eight Corman film adaptations of Poe's works made by American International Pictures. . . The film incorporates a sub-plot based on another Poe tale, "Hop-Frog"....
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Release date:	1964
Directed by:	Roger Corman
Runtime:	90 Minutes
Cinematography:	Nicolas Roeg
Screenplay by:	Charles Beaumont
Adapted from:	The Masque of the Red Death

Cast of The Masque of the Red Death

Vincent Price

Prince Prospero

Born:May 27, 1911

Died:Oct. 25, 1993

Patrick Magee

Born:Mar. 31, 1922

Died:Aug. 14, 1982

Hazel Court

Born:Feb. 10, 1926

Died:Apr. 15, 2008

Nigel Green

Born:Oct. 15, 1924

Died:May 15, 1972

Robert Brown

Born:July 23, 1921

Died:Nov. 11, 2003

Jane Asher

Born:April 5, 1946

Age:66

Film director of The Masque of the Red Death

Roger Corman

Born: April 5, 1926

Age: 86

Education: Stanford University

Roger William Corman is an American film producer, director and actor. He has mostly worked on low-budget B movies. Some of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and in 2009 he won an Honorary Academy Award for...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
What tagline was used in promotional materials for the motion picture, "The Masque of the Red Death"?
A:
The movie's tagline was, "Stare into this face and count if you can the orgies of evil.."
Q:
When was the movie "The Masque of the Red Death" first released to the public?
A:
The film premiered in June, 1964.
Q:
Who was the distributor of the film, "The Masque of the Red Death"?
A:
American International Pictures was the film's distributor.
Q:
Who starred in the film "The Masque of the Red Death"?
A:
Hazel Court, Vincent Price, Jane Asher, Nigel Green, David Weston and Patrick Magee starred in the film.
Q:
Which director created the motion picture "The Masque of the Red Death"?
A:
Roger Corman was the motion picture's director.
Q:
How long is the runtime of the motion picture "The Masque of the Red Death"?
A:
The approxomite runtime is 90 minutes.
Q:
What is the runtime of the motion picture "The Masque of the Red Death"?
A:
The runtime for the film is 90 minutes.
Q:
Who wrote the movie The Masque of the Red Death?
A:
Charles Beaumont wrote the script for the film.

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