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Malpertuis
“If you expect to get out alive... you must be dreaming.”
6.5 / 10• 1972• 2h 5m•NR• Dutch
DramaHorrorFantasy
Storyline
A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.
Cast & Crew
Orson Welles
Cassavius
Lead
Susan Hampshire
Nancy / Euryale / Alice / Nurse / Charlotte
Michel Bouquet
Charles Dideloo
Mathieu Carrière
Jan
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Lampernisse
Daniel Pilon
Mathias Crook
Walter Rilla
Eisengott
Dora van der Groen
Sylvie Dideloo
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harry Kümel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Malpertuis is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
