The Oblong Box (1969)
Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.
Director:
Gordon Hessler
Writer:
Lawrence Huntington
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Vincent Price as Sir Julian Markham |
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Christopher Lee as Dr. J. Neuhartt |
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Rupert Davies as Joshua Kemp |
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Uta Levka as Heidi |
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Sally Geeson as Sally Baxter |
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Alister Williamson as Sir Edward Markham |
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Peter Arne as Samuel Trench |
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Hilary Dwyer as Lady Elizabeth Markham |
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Maxwell Shaw as Hackett |
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Carl Rigg as Norton |
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Harry Baird as N'Galo |
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Godfrey James as Weller |
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James Mellor as Holt |
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John Barrie as Franklin |
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Ivor Dean as Hawthorne |
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Danny Daniels as Witchdoctor |
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Michael Balfour as Ruddock |
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Hira Talfrey as Martha |
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John Wentworth as Parson |
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Betty Woolfe as Mrs. Hopkins |
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Colin Jeavons as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Martin Wyldeck as Constable (uncredited) |
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Barbara Kellerman as Dr. Neuhartt's Patient (uncredited) |
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Martin Terry as Sailor (uncredited) |
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Anne Clune as Prostitute (uncredited) |
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Jackie Noble as Prostitute (uncredited) |
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Ann Barrass as Prostitute (uncredited) |
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Jan Rossini as Prostitute (uncredited) |
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Zeph Gladstone as Trench's Girl (uncredited) |
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Tara Fernando as Gypsy Dancer (uncredited) |
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Tony Thawnton as Man in Tavern (uncredited) |
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Anthony Bailey as Talbot (uncredited) |
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Richard Cornish as Groom (uncredited) |
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Andreas Malandrinos as Baron (uncredited) |
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Hedger Wallace as Major (uncredited) |
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Bill Cummings as Fighting Man in Tavern (uncredited) |
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Victor Harrington as Sir Julian (uncredited) |
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Arthur Howell as Fighting Man in Tavern (uncredited) |
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Eddie Powell as Fighting Man in Tavern (uncredited) |
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Nick Tate as Young Man in Tavern (uncredited) |
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Reg Thomason as Drunk (uncredited) |
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Harold Coyne as Barman (uncredited) |
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Ina Clare as Tavern Reveller (uncredited) |
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Sean Barry-Weske as Molester in Tavern (uncredited) |
| Writing | Christopher Wicking | Dialogue |
| Writing | Lawrence Huntington | Screenplay |
| Directing | Gordon Hessler | Director |
| Writing | Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
| Production | Gordon Hessler | Producer |
| Production | Louis M. Heyward | Executive Producer |
| Art | George Provis | Art Direction |
| Sound | Harry Robertson | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John Coquillon | Director of Photography |
| Production | Pat Green | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Max Benedict | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bobbie Smith | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jimmy Evans | Makeup Artist |