The Oblong Box (1969)
Some things are better left buried.
96 min
Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.
- Release date
- June 11, 1969
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Budget
- $175,000
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Trailer
Cast
- Vincent Price as Sir Julian Markham
- Christopher Lee as Dr. J. Neuhartt
- Rupert Davies as Joshua Kemp
- Uta Levka as Heidi
- Sally Geeson as Sally Baxter
- Alister Williamson as Sir Edward Markham
- Peter Arne as Samuel Trench
- Hilary Heath as Lady Elizabeth Markham
- Maxwell Shaw as Tom Hackett
- Carl Rigg as Mark Norton
- Harry Baird as N'Galo
- Godfrey James as Weller
- John Barrie as Franklin
- Ivor Dean as Hawthorne
- Danny Daniels as Witchdoctor
- Michael Balfour as Ruddock
- Hira Talfrey as Martha
- John Wentworth as Parson
- Colin Jeavons as Doctor (uncredited)
- Martin Wyldeck as Constable (uncredited)
- Barbara Kellerman as Dr. Neuhartt's Patient (uncredited)
- Jan Rossini as Prostitute (uncredited)
Crew
- Gordon Hessler · Director
- Edgar Allan Poe · Writer
- Lawrence Huntington · Writer
- Christopher Wicking · Writer
- Gordon Hessler · Producer
- Harry Robertson · Composer
- John Coquillon · Cinematographer
- Max Benedict · Editor