

Theatre of Blood
It's curtains for his critics!
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $1M
- Language
- English
- fencing
- revenge
- decapitation
- disguise
- critic
- revenge killing
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical5 Apr 1973
- Theatrical (limited)New York City, New York, premiere11 May 1973
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical7 Jun 1973
- Physical15DVD21 Oct 2002
CanadaCA
- TheatricalRToronto16 Mar 1973
FranceFR
- Theatrical1216 Aug 1973
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1627 Sept 1973
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1220 Jul 1973
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Theatre of Blood was released on 16 March 1973.
Audience reviews
3- J8/10
John Chard
9/11/2019
Shakespeare's of Fulham! Theatre of Blood is directed by Douglas Hickox and adapted to screenplay by Anthony Greville-Bell from an idea by Stanley Mann and John Kohn. It stars Vincent Price, Diana Rigg and a whole host of British thespian talent! Music is by Michael J. Lewis and cinematography by Wolfgang Suschitzky. Edward Kendall Sheridan Lionheart (Price) considered himself a master Shakespearean actor, he a…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
5/27/2023
Vincent Price is delightfully camp and over-the-top in this compendium of tales of revenge. He plays a Shakespearean actor slighted by the critics and denied his due plaudits; so he sets out - with the help of mistress of disguise (?!) Diana Rigg (his daughter) to avenge himself by disposing of each of his antagonists in a fashion prescribed by the bard himself. Robert Morley is great as the poodle-loving ham, and we…
- W6/10
Wuchak
8/24/2024
**_Shakespeare-quoting Price hams it up in this horror/thriller black comedy_** Vincent Price stars as a bitter Shakespearean actor in modern London who is thought to be dead due to suicide. Actually, he's alive-and-not-well and goes after his unrelenting highbrow critics. Diana Rigg plays his understanding daughter while Milo O'Shea is on hand as the inspector. The score is excellent, even moving, and the fir…
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