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Malpertuis is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Harry Kümel with Orson Welles

Malpertuis (1971)

Malpertuis
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Length 1h50
Directed by
OriginGerman
Genres Drama,    Fantastic,    Fantasy,    Horror
Rating66% 3.3447353.3447353.3447353.3447353.344735

Malpertuis — released in the US as The Legend of Doom House — is a 1971 Belgian fantasy-horror directed by Harry Kümel, based on the 1943 novel of the same name. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.

Synopsis

Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the bedridden Cassavius (Welles). He manages to keep them (as well as his nephew and niece) prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As Jan, the nephew, (Carrière) unravels the mystery, he discovers that he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far more significant than he was led to believe.

Actors

Orson Welles

(Cassavius)Susan Hampshire

(Nancy / Euryale / Alice / Nurse / Charlotte)Michel Bouquet

(Charles Dideloo)Mathieu Carrière

(Jan)Jean-Pierre Cassel

(Lampernisse)
And :
Daniel Pilon
Walter Rilla
Dora van der Groen
Sylvie Vartan
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