Das Grab der Ligeia (2009)
Der erfolgreiche Wissenschaftler Jonathan Merrick bemerkt in einer seiner Vorlesungen die unwiderstehliche und bezaubernde Studentin Ligeia. Fasziniert und besessen von ihrem diabolischen Wesen verlässt er schließlich seine Verlobte Rowena, um mit ihr ein abgeschiedenes Herrenhaus am Rande des Schwarzen Meeres zu beziehen. In dieser isolierten Umgebung offenbaren sich jedoch die mysteriösen Abgründe ihrer Existenz. Von schwerer Krankheit gezeichnet, führt Ligeia geheime Experimente durch, um dem Tod zu entfliehen. Für die Unsterblichkeit stiehlt sie die Seelen anderer Menschen, die ihr Leben bereits seit ewiger Zeit verlängern. Als Jonathan von dem grausigen Geheimnis erfährt, versucht Ligeia seine Abreise auf ganz spezielle Art und Weise zu verhindern…
Der Regisseur:
Michael Staininger
Der Autor:
John Shirley
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Wes Bentley as Jonathan |
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Kaitlin Doubleday as Rowena |
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Sofya Skya as Ligeia Romanova |
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Len Burris |
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Mackenzie Rosman as Loreli |
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Joel Lewis as Eddie |
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Christa Campbell as Mrs. Burris |
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Michael Madsen as George |
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Eric Roberts as Vaslev |
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Lydia Hull as Bartender |
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Stephanie Reuter as Club Performer |
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Jessica Graves Davis as Club Performer |
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Meredith Byrd as Club Performer |
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Jessica Kunze as Club Performer |
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Tina Morrison as Club Performer |
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Ashley Vazquez as Club Performer |
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Anastasia Belyaeva as Young Ligeia |
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Jamie Zamudio as Club Performer |
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Yekaterina Fedorchenko as Ligeia's Mother |
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Ashley Salazar as Club Performer |
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Scott Stoltz as College Professor |
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Josh Faulkner as Student |
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Jeff Most as Russian Priest |
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Joe Hanrahan as Goth Pastor |
| Directing | Michael Staininger | Director |
| Art | Cat Dawson | Production Design |
| Production | Shannon Makhanian | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Brockman-Kalz | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Jeff Most | Producer |
| Production | Rosemary Welden | Casting |
| Editing | Danny Saphire | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mandi Line | Costume Design |
| Sound | Patrick Cassidy | Music |
| Editing | Michal Shemesh | Editor |
| Art | Jim Tudor | Art Direction |
| Crew | Marie Fink | Stunt Double |
| Writing | Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
| Crew | Anthony E. Cabral | Set Production Assistant |
| Directing | Anthony E. Cabral | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Randall Emmett | Executive Producer |
| Writing | John Shirley | Screenplay |
| Camera | Nicholas Gartner | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Paolo Cascio | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Jason Shaffer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Trip Brock | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Directing | Elena Antzon | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Chris Benson | Director of Photography |
| Art | Tim Stephens | Property Master |
| Sound | Rick Owens | Foley |
| Sound | Peter D. Lago | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Brian S.M. Wroth | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Steven Avila | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | David A. Davidson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Brian S.M. Wroth | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Richard Speed | Key Grip |
| Sound | Alexander Pugh | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Greg Goad | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Frazier Eades | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Peter D. Lago | Sound Designer |
| Lighting | John Sennott | Gaffer |
| Production | Андрей Новиков | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Patrick Cassidy | Original Music Composer |