Catacombs (1965 film)
Catacombs is a 1965 British horror film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Gary Merrill, Georgina Cookson and Jane Merrow.[1][2] It was known in the US as The Woman Who Wouldn't Die.
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| Directed by | Gordon Hessler |
| Produced by | Jack Parsons Neil McCallum |
| Screenplay by | Daniel Mainwaring |
| Based on | Catacombs (1959 novel) by Jay Bennett |
| Starring | Gary Merrill Georgina Cookson Jane Merrow |
| Music by | Carlo Martelli |
| Cinematography | Arthur Lavis |
| Edited by | Robert Winter |
Production company | Parroch-McCallum Associated Producers International British Lion |
| Distributed by | British Lion Warner Bros (US) |
Release date | 5 May 1965 |
Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Production
The film was shot at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by the art director George Provis. Warner Brothers picked it up for distribution in the US.[3]
Plot
A man who murders his wife is haunted by her, and eventually goes to his own death.
Cast
- Gary Merrill as Raymond Garth
- Georgina Cookson as Ellen Garth
- Jane Merrow as Alice Taylor
- Neil McCallum as Richard 'Dick' Corbett
- Rachel Thomas as Christine
- Jack Train as Solicitor
- Frederick Piper as Police Inspector Merkot
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References
- BFI.org
- "CATACOMBS". Monthly Film Bulletin. 34. 1967. p. 9. ProQuest 1305827919.
- "British film to be shown here". New York Times. 15 June 1964. ProQuest 115838142.
External links
- Catacombs on IMDb
- Catacombs at BFI
- Review of film at The New York Times
- Catacombs at the TCM Movie Database
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