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 |
| Production | Jeff Most | Producer |
| Production | Shannon Makhanian | Casting |
| Production | Rosemary Welden | Casting |
| Sound | Patrick Cassidy | Music |
| Editing | Danny Saphire | Editor |
| Editing | Michal Shemesh | Editor |
| Art | Cat Dawson | Production Design |
| Art | Jim Tudor | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mandi Line | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Brockman-Kalz | Makeup Department Head |
| Crew | Marie Fink | Stunt Double |
| Writing | Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
| Directing | Anthony E. Cabral | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Anthony E. Cabral | Set Production Assistant |
| Production | Randall Emmett | Executive Producer |
| Writing | John Shirley | Screenplay |
| Art | Tim Stephens | Property Master |
| Camera | Nicholas Gartner | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Paolo Cascio | Additional Photography |
| Lighting | John Sennott | Gaffer |
| Camera | Richard Speed | Key Grip |
| Camera | Chris Benson | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Elena Antzon | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Greg Goad | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | David A. Davidson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Brian S.M. Wroth | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Frazier Eades | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Brian S.M. Wroth | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Rick Owens | Foley |
| Sound | Steven Avila | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Peter D. Lago | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Alexander Pugh | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jason Shaffer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Trip Brock | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Peter D. Lago | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Андрей Новиков | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Patrick Cassidy | Original Music Composer |