Le cercueil vivant

Titre original : The Oblong Box

1969
R
1h 36min

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5,9/10

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Aristocrat Julian Markham keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward, locked in a tower of his house. Sir Edward occasionally escapes and causes havoc around the town.

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAristocrat Julian Markham keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward, locked in a tower of his house. Sir Edward occasionally escapes and causes havoc around the town.Aristocrat Julian Markham keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward, locked in a tower of his house. Sir Edward occasionally escapes and causes havoc around the town.Aristocrat Julian Markham keeps his disfigured brother, Sir Edward, locked in a tower of his house. Sir Edward occasionally escapes and causes havoc around the town.

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4,1 k

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Anecdotes
This film was banned in Texas during its theatrical release.

Gaffes
When Sir Edward murders Heidi the prostitute, the special effects knife clearly sprays blood onto the actresses' neck well before it actually touches her.

Citations
Dr Neuhart: I might find myself buying your pretty little body one day for a guinea or two.

Versions alternatives
The MGM DVD is the complete uncut version running 96m. Previous USA VHS releases were only 94m whilst the old UK VHS was trimmed further to 91m (87m in pal). The UK VHS was missing:
about 1m out of the pre-credits sequence (various small trims)
a scene in which Vincent Price and Hilary Dwyer walk in a garden talking about Africa
The murders of Carl Rigg and Uta Levka were abridged
Ute Levka's brief nude shots were missing
a short scene in which Christopher Lee administers a tonic to a patient was removed. The USA VHS restored some of this missing footage but Levka nudity was still missing, her death was slightly abridged and the short Lee scene was missing. The 2008 Optimum DVD features the full uncut version.

Connexions
Featured in Nightwatch Presents Edgar Allan Poe: The Oblong Box (1973)

Bandes originales
Tales from the Vienna Woods
(uncredited)
Music by Johann Strauss
Arranged by Harry Robertson

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7/10

"I'll only do my prowling at night."

Disfigured in an African ritual, Edward is kept, "protected", by his brother Julian by being kept chained up in attic. He fakes his death to escape from Julian and another man is killed to take Edward's place in the "oblong box". Film looks like a low-key, photographed stageplay, a well-dressed period piece having little to do with Poe's short story, besides the title box. This is one of those films to watch primarily to enjoy the cast, lush settings and photography, hooded killers, throat-slicings, and a couple of good scares along the way, even if it has little if anything to do with Poe, just don't get one's hopes too high up. It does have a good unmasking scene, and genuinely creepy twist-ending, which still stood out in my mind years after I had last seen this film.

Favourite line: "I'll only do my prowling at night."