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Macabre is a american film of genre Thriller directed by William Castle released in USA on 1 october 1958 with William Prince
Macabre (1958)
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Add to a movie listMacabre is a 1958 thriller film directed by William Castle, written by Robb White, and starring William Prince, Jim Backus, Christine White, Jacqueline Scott, and Susan Morrow. The film falls into both horror and suspense genres.
It involved one of Castle's first forays into using the promotional gimmicks that later made him famous. A certificate for a $1,000 life insurance policy from Lloyd's of London was given to each customer in case he/she should die of fright during the film.
Synopsis
Dr. Rod Barrett's (William Prince) young daughter has been kidnapped by a mysterious maniac who has buried her alive "in a large coffin". The doctor has five hours in which to find and rescue her before her air runs out and she suffocates. The maniacal killer apparently also murdered Barrett's wife and her sister.Actors
William Prince
(Dr. Rodney Barrett)
Jim Backus
(Sheriff Jim Tyloe)
Jacqueline Scott
(Nurse Polly Baron)
Susan Morrow
(Sylvia Stevenson)
Philip Tonge
(Jode Wetherby)
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