Tales From the Crypt (1972) | 
| Director: Freddie Francis
Actors: Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Roy Dotrice, Richard Greene, Ian Hendry
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 8476
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6305033048
UPC: 086162678738
EAN: 9786305033042
ASIN: 6305033048
Theatrical Release Date: March 9, 1972
Release Date: January 1, 1998
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Before Creepshow and the Tales from the Crypt TV show became popular, this little-known film was the original adaptation of the famous E.C. horror comic. While visiting an underground catacomb, five tourists (including Joan Collins) venture off into a secret room where a mysterious, robed man shows them the horrible fates that will befall them should they decide to go through with the dastardly deeds they have secretly planned. These include killing a spouse, running away with a mistress, driving a neighbor out of town, using a mysterious idol to fulfill greedy wishes, and abusing the inhabitants of a home for the blind. While not as stylishly spooky as the E.C. adaptations that followed it, this particular compendium has its creepy moments and features a fine cast, including Collins, Peter Cushing, and Patrick Magee, who many may remember as the crippled author in A Clockwork Orange. --Bryan Reesman
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 what more needs to be said July 5, 2008
B. Lafave (lakeland , fl)
a tremendous entry in the delightful amicus multi-scary-story films of the 1960s and 70s . all are worth checking out (ownership of all titles is a great investment) . they just don't make them like this any more . and never will again .
Ay yay yay! March 13, 2007
Johnny S. (USA, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
WTF? Still not on DVD?
I still have my VHS copy but would like to see some Making Of featurettes. Commentaries would be great. Release it with a 5.1 Dolby Surround sound too and on DTS. Thanks. I'm waiting too damn long for this movie to come out. :(
Remaster It & Bring It To DVD January 27, 2007
BogusBrett
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The fact that this great film is not on dvd in the states is a shame. However, this imo is the best horror anthology ever made.The atmosphere and script are well done.A good story always has morals and this anthology exemplifies this perfectly.There is no dragging pace to this film it just flows.Im not going to spoil this film but if you havent seen it or find it somewhere that still sells tapes get it. Many have tried to make horror anthologies but they just dont compare to this one in terms of originality,terror,or atmosphere.I wish the days were still here when they would play this movie around Christmas or Halloween late at night. Timeless horror movie.Check!
amicus studios gives us a very creepy "tales from the crypt" April 27, 2006
John D. Page (usa)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
amicus studios was in it's prime with this wonderful little shocker about 5 people lost in a crypt and the old man they meet and the future he tell's about each one.
1.a woman killes her husband on christmas eve as thr radio tells of an escaped mad man in the area.
2.a man runs off with his mistress and they have a wreck. as he tries to get help people just run away in horror.
3.nasty young man wants his neighbor, an old widowed man, gone so after many dirty tricks the old man kills himself,one year later the young man gets a suprise.
4.a man goes bankrupt,but find a piece that grants 3 wishes,but at a most heavy cost.
5.a retired soldier takes over a home for blind soldiers. taking money away from the soldiers to feather his own nest,he finds that justice will win out every time.
and the wrap around story which you must watch to see.
another great anthology from amicus studios
 Fine Amicus Horror Anthology February 27, 2006
DonnaReviews (Northeast USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
"Tales from the Crypt" is an Amicus horror anthology with five stories that unfold when five tourists stray from their tour and wind up in a sealed catacomb with a mysterious crypt-keeper (Sir Ralph Richardson) who questions them about their lives. Each tourist has a tale of the macabre to tell and as usual, it is a mixed bag, but overall, one of Amicus' best, my top favorite being "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors."
My favorite, by far, is the first with Joan Collins as a sinister, sexy, swingy wife who murders her husband on Christmas for his insurance policy as a homicidal maniac disquised as Santa Claus stalks her home. This tale is beautifully executed with a minimal of dialogue. As Christmas carols play and hubby contentedly reads the paper, Collins hits him over the head with a poker and then is left to dispose of his body as her daughter Carol (the always superb Chloe Franks) awaits Santa impatiently upstairs. The color in these films is wonderful and the mod 70's decor is well suited with psychedelic pictures and white and apricot walls, a white shag rug -- great vivid colors that go with the bright red stage blood. And Collins is in her youthful prime here, for those who only know her from "Dynasty." She was quite a beautiful babe. She also has the delicious toughness that would have made her a wonderful actress in film noir and works well here. This segment moves beautifully to its creepy climax and the sinister Father Christmas, tall and angular like one of those wooden decorations, is fantastic.
Each member of the cast has committed some sort of sin, so ostensibly the cryptkeeper is giving them their day of reckoning. All in all, great fun.
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