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The Keep
“They were all drawn to the keep. Tonight, they will all face the evil.”
5.6 / 10• 1983• 1h 36m•R• English
HorrorFantasy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Scott Glenn
Glaeken Trismegestus
Lead
Alberta Watson
Eva Cuza
Jürgen Prochnow
Captain Klaus Woermann
Robert Prosky
Father Mihail Fonescu
Gabriel Byrne
Major Kaempffer
Ian McKellen
Dr. Theodore Cuza
William Morgan Sheppard
Alexandru
Royston Tickner
Tomescu
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Mann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Keep is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
