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The Tomb of Ligeia

Even on her wedding night she must share the man she loved with the "female thing" that lived in the Tomb of the Cat!

6.4(191)19641h 21m3

Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery -- learning that Fell's dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • cat
  • black cat
  • tomb

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Behind the camera

Director

Roger Corman

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR20 Jan 1965
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1 Nov 1964
    • Theatrical29 Nov 1964
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1218 Dec 1968
    • PhysicalDVD9 Feb 2010
    • Physical12Blu-Ray (HD Master)5 Mar 2024
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical128 May 1981

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The Tomb of Ligeia was released on 1 November 1964.

Audience reviews

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    Wiccaburr

    10/8/2020

    7/10

    This movie got love, death, and marriage. This movie also plays heavy into hypnosis. The cat is the true star of the movie, getting more screen time than Vincent almost. The pace is great and so is the unfolding of this story. Nothing gore and bloody, but it does keep suspense and the macabre in tact throughout. Although not the strongest in the Poe series that Corman did, it is still a movie that can entert…

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    Wuchak

    9/26/2021

    6/10

    _**The black cat from hell at a manor in Victorian Britain**_ Amidst a crumbling castle in 19th century England, a widowed aristocrat (Vincent Price) mourns his wife, but quickly develops a new romantic relationship after meeting the forceful Rowena (Elizabeth Shepherd). Yet the soul of Ligeia seems to be haunting the estate and the apparently mesmerized Baron is hiding something. Released in late 1964, "The …

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