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Isle of the Dead
“A grave's dank darkness smothers the screams of a girl still alive!”
6.0 / 10• 1945• 1h 12m•NR• English
HorrorDramaMysteryThriller
Storyline
On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people—a superstitious old peasant—suspects a young woman of being a vampiric demon.
Cast & Crew
Boris Karloff
Gen. Nikolas Pherides
Lead
Ellen Drew
Thea
Marc Cramer
Oliver Davis
Katherine Emery
Mary St. Aubyn
Helene Thimig
Madame Kyra
Alan Napier
St. Aubyn
Jason Robards Sr.
Albrecht
Ernst Deutsch
Dr. Drossos
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark Robson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Isle of the Dead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
