

The Skull
When the Skull strikes you'll scream!
Esoterica collector Dr Maitland buys an unusual skull from his ordinary source; the artifact is what remains of the Marquis De Sade. Much too soon, Maitland discovers that the skull is turning him into a frenzied killer.
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- Language
- English
- london, england
- auction
- possession
- evil spirit
- murder
- statuette
- grave robber
- based on short story
- demonic possession
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical25 Aug 1965
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical4 Nov 1966
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical20 Jun 1966
FranceFR
- Theatrical30 Apr 1966
GermanyDE
- Theatrical29 Apr 1966
MexicoMX
- Theatrical8 Dec 1966
SwedenSE
- Theatrical4 Jul 1966
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The Skull was released on 25 August 1965.
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2- W4/10
Wuchak
3/28/2020
**_Features Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee, but way too much filler_** A researcher of the occult and esoterica (Peter Cushing) apprehends the skull of the nefarious Marquis de Sade and learns that something evil is attached to it, which negatively influences its owners. Patrick Wymark plays his source for artifacts while Christopher Lee plays a rival collector. Patrick Magee is on hand as an inspector. …
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
1/18/2025
When Christopher Lee tells you to leave well alone, well you should - even if you are Peter Cushing! The latter is "Maitland" who is offered a gruesome artefact by his rather dubious supplier "Marco" (Patrick Wymark) and when he mentions it to his collecting rival "Sir Matthew" (Lee) he is told that this was recently pinched from him and well, he decides to ignore the advice. It doesn't take him very long before he r…
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