

The Masque of the Red Death
Horror has a face.
A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
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6.7/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1M
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- sacrifice
- village
- prince
- castle
- satanism
- revenge
- murder
- tragic villain
- massacre
- middle ages (476-1453)
- evil prince
- medieval
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United States of America, United Kingdom
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereLos Angeles, California24 Jun 1964
- Theatrical (limited)New York City, New York16 Sept 1964
- Theatrical (limited)Montclair Film Festival21 Oct 2020
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon24 Jun 1964
- Physical15DVD17 Oct 2005
FranceFR
- Theatrical128 Oct 1969
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1530 Oct 1964
ItalyIT
- Theatrical14 Aug 1965
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The Masque of the Red Death was released on 16 September 1964.
Audience reviews
3- J7/10
John Chard
11/7/2019
Bold, Daring, Lurid. Visually appealing and trippy in its telling, The Masque of the Red Death is a very acquired taste. Directed by Roger Corman, the film stars Vincent Price as the diabolical Prince Prospero who holds fear over a plague infested peasantry while jollying it up in his castle. The screenplay by Charles Beaumont and R. Wright Campbell is based upon a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe, while p…
- W6/10
Wuchak
3/19/2020
***Castles, peasants, diabolical princes, plague, death and Vincent Price*** During what appears to be the late Medieval era in (presumably) Britain, pompous Prince Prospero tyrannically reigns, terrorizing the serfs, while holding up in his castle with other “royals” during the plague of the Red Death. Hazel Court plays his seasoned nefarious babe in the castle whereas Jane Asher appears as his new interest, a v…
- D6/10
Dr Nostromo
7/10/2026
61/100 Satan worshiper Prospero (played with sinister glee by the incomparable Vincent Price) provides refuge for the elite in his castle, indulging in decadent debauchery, while the local area succumbs to the red death. Much better than I thought it would be, it inspires me to see the other Roger Corman 'Edgar Allen Poe' films in the series. Well directed, beautifully shot with saturated colors and exquisite sets…
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