Name: The Premature Burial
Genre: Horror
Released: 1962
Rating: 56.58333333333333
Cast: Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney, Heather Angel, Alan Napier

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Within the Coffin I Lie...ALIVE!

An artist grows distant from his new wife as an irrational horror of premature burial consumes him.

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Genres: Psychological Thriller Gothic Horror Gothic Romance
Mood: MelancholicDarkTenseMacabreHauntingForebodingIsolated
Themes: The Human ConditionIsolationLove And ObsessionFear Of DeathThe Cost Of Obsession
Plot: Descent Into MadnessEerie OccurrencesPsychological HorrorUnsettling AtmosphereParanoid ProtagonistUnreliable PerceptionFear-Driven ActionsRomantic Tension
Pacing: Slow BurnIncreasing DreadUnpredictable
Narrative: FlashbacksHero's Journey
Dialog: Minimalist DialogueNarrative Voiceover
Character Types: HeroLove Interest
Time: 19th Century
Place: Underground HideoutsGothic Architecture
Cinematic Style: Handheld Camera WorkFirst-Person PerspectiveBlack And White CinematographyHigh Contrast Lighting
Costume and Set: Symbolic Use Of ColorsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

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Directed by:

Floyd Crosby, Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola

Produced by:

Roger Corman, Gene Corman, Samuel Z. Arkoff

Composed by:

Ronald Stein

Cast

Ray Milland

Guy Carrell

Hazel Court

Emily Gault

Richard Ney

Miles Archer

Heather Angel

Kate Carrell

Alan Napier

Dr. Gideon Gault

John Dierkes

Sweeny

Dick Miller

Mole

Brendan Dillon

Minister

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