Tales from the Crypt
DEATH LIVES in the Vault of Horror!
1972 | 93m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Freddie Francis |
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| Writer: | Milton Subotsky, Al Feldstein, William Gaines, Johnny Craig |
| Staring: |
| When a tourist group become lost within ancient catacombs, they meet the sinister Crypt Keeper, who tells them each their fate. The enigmatic figure's macabre stories involve a wife dabbling in murder, a retired sanitation worker targeted by his suspicious neighbors, and an adulterer who may face a fitting demise if the yarns come true. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 09, 1972 |
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| Director: | Freddie Francis |
| Writer: | Milton Subotsky, Al Feldstein, William Gaines, Johnny Craig |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | santa claus, wish, immortality, supernatural, anthology, based on comic, dog, tomb, stranger, booby trap, crypt keeper, jingle bells, communicating with the dead, christmas, old-age home |
| Production Companies | Amicus Productions, Metromedia Producers Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joan Collins | Joanne Clayton |
| Peter Cushing | Arthur Edward Grimsdyke |
| Roy Dotrice | Charles Gregory |
| Richard Greene | Ralph Jason |
| Ian Hendry | Carl Maitland |
| Patrick Magee | George Carter |
| Barbara Murray | Enid Jason |
| Nigel Patrick | Maj. William Rogers |
| Robin Phillips | James Elliot |
| Ralph Richardson | The Crypt Keeper |
| Geoffrey Bayldon | Guide |
| Martin Boddey | Husband |
| Chloe Franks | Daughter |
| Oliver MacGreevy | Maniac |
| Susan Denny | Wife |
| Angela Grant | Susan |
| David Markham | Father |
| Robert Hutton | Neighbour |
| Harry Locke | Harry the Cook |
| Kay Adrian | Mrs Davies |
| Frank Forsyth | Tramp |
| John Louis Mansi | Blind Man |
| Bart Allison | Blind Man |
| John Barrard | Blind Man |
| Carl Bernard | Blind Man |
| Robin Burns | Blind Man |
| Hugo de Vernier | Blind Man |
| Chris Gannon | Blind Man |
| George Herbert | Blind Man |
| Ernest C. Jennings | Blind Man |
| Bartlett Mullins | Blind Man |
| Bert Palmer | Blind Man |
| Carlos Baker | Mrs Adrian's Son |
| Dan Caulfield | Postman |
| Melinda Clancy | Helen Carter |
| Paul Clere | Maitland's Son |
| Sharon Clere | Maitland's Daughter |
| Clifford Earl | Police Sergeant |
| Edward Evans | Constable Ramsey |
| Peter Fraser | Motorist |
| Irene Gawne | Mrs Phelps |
| Stafford Medhurst | Mrs Phelps' Son |
| Robert Rietti | Radio Newscaster (voice) |
| Len Saunders | Old Man |
| Ann Sears | Helen Carter's Mother |
| Jayne Sofiano | Secretary |
| Peter Thomas | Pallbearer |
| Graham Tonbridge | Pallbearer |
| Tony Wall | Attendant |
| Hedger Wallace | Detective |
| Manning Wilson | Vicar |
| Fred Wood | Mortician |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Freddie Francis | Director |
| Milton Subotsky | Screenplay |
| Al Feldstein | Story |
| Douglas Gamley | Original Music Composer |
| Roy Ashton | Makeup Artist |
| Tony Curtis | Art Direction |
| William Gaines | Story |
| Norman Warwick | Director of Photography |
| David Wynn-Jones | Focus Puller |
| Joan Carpenter | Hairdresser |
| Johnny Craig | Story |
| Teddy Darvas | Editor |
| Ronnie Curtis | Casting |
| Pat Foster | Sound Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Milton Subotsky | Producer |
| Max Rosenberg | Producer |
| Charles W. Fries | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 10 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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