Le Jardin des tortures (1967)
Le Jardin des tortures, une attraction foraine à laquelle nous convie, non pas le Dr Terror du Train des épouvantes (1967), mais le bien nommé Dr Diabolo, incarné par Burgess Meredith. Après la représentation macabre, ce dernier invite 5 personnes à le suivre dans ce Jardin des tortures où il les confrontera à Atropos, déesse du destin incarnée dans un mannequin figurant une vieille gitane, filant et coupant le fil de nos existences. Comme c'était le cas dans Le Train des épouvantes où Peter Cushing tirait les cartes aux protagonistes qui partageaient son wagon, quatre des invités particuliers du Dr Diabolo se confronteront à une vision de leur futur. Quatre personnages, 2 hommes, 2 femmes - la parité est respectée - quatre sketchs signés Robert Bloch.
Directeur: Freddie Francis
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Burgess Meredith as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story) |
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Jack Palance as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") |
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Beverly Adams as Carla Hayes (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood") |
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Peter Cushing as Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") |
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Maurice Denham as Uncle Roger (segment 1 "Enoch") |
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Barbara Ewing as Dorothy Endicott (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway") |
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Michael Bryant as Colin Williams (segment 1 "Enoch") |
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John Standing as Leo Winston (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway") |
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Robert Hutton as Bruce Benton (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood") |
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John Phillips as Eddie Storm (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood") |
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Michael Ripper as Gordon Roberts (Framing Story) |
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Bernard Kay as Dr. Heim (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood") |
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Catherine Finn as Nurse Parker (segment 1 "Enoch") |
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Ursula Howells as Miss Maxine Chambers (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway") |
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David Bauer as Mike Charles (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood") |
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Niall MacGinnis as Dr. Silversmith (segment 1 "Enoch") |
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Hedger Wallace as Edgar Allan Poe(segment "4 "The Man Who Collected Poe"") |
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Clytie Jessop as Atropos, Goddess of Destiny |
| Directing | Freddie Francis | Director |
| Writing | Robert Bloch | Writer |
| Production | Max Rosenberg | Producer |
| Production | Milton Subotsky | Producer |
| Sound | Don Banks | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | James Bernard | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Norman Warwick | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter Elliott | Editor |
| Art | William Constable | Production Design |
| Art | Don Mingaye | Art Direction |
| Art | Scott Slimon | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jill Carpenter | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Fordyce | Hairstylist |
| Production | Ted Wallis | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Tony Wallis | Production Manager |
| Directing | Derek Parr | Assistant Director |
| Art | Bill Waldron | Construction Manager |
| Art | Andrew Low | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Ken Rawkins | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ken Rolls | Sound Editor |
| Camera | David Harcourt | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Philip Martell | Conductor |
| Directing | Barbara Rowland | Continuity |
