Directed by:
Freddie FrancisScreenplay:
Milton SubotskyCinematography:
John WilcoxComposer:
Elisabeth LutyensCast:
Peter Cushing, Jill Bennett, Nigel Green, Patrick Magee, Michael Gough, George Coulouris, Christopher Lee, Anna Palk, Patrick Wymark, George Hilsdon (more)Plots(1)
Peter Cushing stars as Dr. Christopher Maitland, a writer and collector of occult items (with a preference for those with a somewhat macabre history), who is offered the chance to purchase a highly expensive and unusual item the skull of the Marquis de Sade. Warned against obtaining the item by fellow collector (Christopher Lee), the skull s influence draws Maitland in, madness and death soon follow... (Eureka Entertainment)
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The Skull certainly has its flaws and loses pace towards the end, but it's still a beautifully Gothic horror revolving around one skull. At first glance, it’s utterly ordinary, but it proves that a great atmosphere of mystery can be built around such a banal yet still terrifying object. Peter Cushing is absolutely breathtaking here.
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