The Keep
The Keep
The Keep
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1983
1h 36m
5.6(294 votes)
Horror
Fantasy

Overview

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.

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Paramount Pictures

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Scott Glenn

Glaeken Trismegestus

Scott Glenn
Acting

Alberta Watson

Eva Cuza

Alberta Watson
Acting

JĂĽrgen Prochnow

Captain Klaus Woermann

JĂĽrgen Prochnow
Acting

Robert Prosky

Father Mihail Fonescu

Robert Prosky
Acting

Gabriel Byrne

Major Kaempffer

Gabriel Byrne
Acting

Ian McKellen

Dr. Theodore Cuza

Ian McKellen
Acting

William Morgan Sheppard

Alexandru

William Morgan Sheppard
Acting

Royston Tickner

Tomescu

Royston Tickner
Acting

Michael Carter

Radu Molasar

Michael Carter
Acting

John Vine

Lutz

John Vine
Acting

Wolf Kahler

S.S. Adjutant

Wolf Kahler
Acting

Jona Jones

Otto

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Acting

Rosalie Crutchley

Josefa

Rosalie Crutchley
Acting

Frederick Warder

Border Guard 1

Frederick Warder
Acting

Bruce Payne

Border Guard 2

Bruce Payne
Acting

David Cardy

Alexandru's Son

David Cardy
Acting

John Eastham

Alexandru's Second Son

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Acting

Philip Bloomfield

Josefa's Son

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Acting

Yashaw Adem

Carlos

Yashaw Adem
Directing

Stephen Whittaker

S.S. Kommando

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Acting

Ian Ruskin

S.S. Kommando

Ian Ruskin
Acting

Stephen Jenn

S.S. Kommando

Stephen Jenn
Acting

Benedick Blythe

S.S. Kommando

Benedick Blythe
Acting

Robin Langford

S.S. Kommando

Robin Langford
Acting

Renny Krupinski

Wehrmacht Soldier

Renny Krupinski
Acting

Peter Guinness

Wehrmacht Soldier

Peter Guinness
Acting

Sean Baker

Wehrmacht Soldier

Sean Baker
Acting

Timothy Block

Wehrmacht Soldier

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Acting

Owain Griffiths

Wehrmacht Soldier (uncredited)

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Acting

Ralph G. Morse

Wehrmacht Soldier (uncredited)

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Acting

Doug Robinson

Guard (uncredited)

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Peter Ross-Murray

Nazi Soldier (uncredited)

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