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The Masque of the Red Death

Horror has a face.

6.7(386)19641h 30m3

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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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

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Roger Corman

Produced in

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

Frequently asked questions

The Masque of the Red Death was released on 16 September 1964.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    11/7/2019

    7/10

    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…

  • W

    Wuchak

    3/19/2020

    6/10

    ***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…

  • D

    Dr Nostromo

    7/10/2026

    6/10

    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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