Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
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1972
1h 33m
6.8(331 votes)
Horror

Overview

When a tourist group become lost within ancient catacombs, they meet the sinister Crypt Keeper, who tells them each their fate. The enigmatic figure's macabre stories involve a wife dabbling in murder, a retired sanitation worker targeted by his suspicious neighbors, and an adulterer who may face a fitting demise if the yarns come true.

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Production Companies

Metromedia Producers Corporation

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Cast & Crew

52 members
Acting

Joan Collins

Joanne Clayton

Joan Collins
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Peter Cushing

Arthur Edward Grimsdyke

Peter Cushing
Acting

Roy Dotrice

Charles Gregory

Roy Dotrice
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Richard Greene

Ralph Jason

Richard Greene
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Ian Hendry

Carl Maitland

Ian Hendry
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Patrick Magee

George Carter

Patrick Magee
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Barbara Murray

Enid Jason

Barbara Murray
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Nigel Patrick

Maj. William Rogers

Nigel Patrick
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Robin Phillips

James Elliot

Robin Phillips
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Ralph Richardson

The Crypt Keeper

Ralph Richardson
Acting

Geoffrey Bayldon

Guide

Geoffrey Bayldon
Acting

Martin Boddey

Husband

Martin Boddey
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Chloe Franks

Daughter

Chloe Franks
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Oliver MacGreevy

Maniac

Oliver MacGreevy
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Susan Denny

Wife

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Angela Grant

Susan

Angela Grant
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David Markham

Father

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Robert Hutton

Neighbour

Robert Hutton
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Harry Locke

Harry the Cook

Harry Locke
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Kay Adrian

Mrs Davies

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Frank Forsyth

Tramp

Frank Forsyth
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John Louis Mansi

Blind Man

John Louis Mansi
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Bart Allison

Blind Man

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John Barrard

Blind Man

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Carl Bernard

Blind Man

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Robin Burns

Blind Man

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Hugo de Vernier

Blind Man

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Chris Gannon

Blind Man

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George Herbert

Blind Man

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Ernest C. Jennings

Blind Man

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Bartlett Mullins

Blind Man

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Bert Palmer

Blind Man

Bert Palmer
Lighting

Carlos Baker

Mrs Adrian's Son

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Dan Caulfield

Postman

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Melinda Clancy

Helen Carter

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Paul Clere

Maitland's Son

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Sharon Clere

Maitland's Daughter

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Clifford Earl

Police Sergeant

Clifford Earl
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Edward Evans

Constable Ramsey

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Peter Fraser

Motorist

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Irene Gawne

Mrs Phelps

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Stafford Medhurst

Mrs Phelps' Son

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Robert Rietti

Radio Newscaster (voice)

Robert Rietti
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Len Saunders

Old Man

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Ann Sears

Helen Carter's Mother

Ann Sears
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Jayne Sofiano

Secretary

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Peter Thomas

Pallbearer

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Graham Tonbridge

Pallbearer

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Tony Wall

Attendant

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Hedger Wallace

Detective

Hedger Wallace
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Manning Wilson

Vicar

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Fred Wood

Mortician

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