Theatre of Blood
Directed by:
Douglas HickoxComposer:
Michael J. LewisCast:
Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, Joan Hickson, Jack Hawkins, Michael Hordern, Arthur Lowe, Robert Morley, Dennis Price, Milo O'Shea (more)VOD (1)
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Vincent Price plays a Shakespearian actor Edward Lionheart, who re-enacts murder scenes penned by the famous bard, in order to gain revenge on the nine theatre critics who have denied him the Best Actor of the Year award. His accomplice is his devoted daughter (Diana Rigg) and together they seek revenge in a most bloody and violent way: one critic is decapitated in his bed, one is made to murder his own wife and another is forced to eat his beloved dogs. (Arrow Films)
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Vincent Price is brilliant in the role of an unappreciated artist who takes unusual revenge on his critics. I’m not afraid to say that Theatre of Blood is a predecessor of slashers. It’s a very entertaining film with many diverse murders, but also some situations that felt a bit too contrived (e.g. the Othello-style murder).
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