The Ceremony

Dec 18, 1963

1h 45m

★ 5.6

Shocking! Savage! Sensual! This is the Ceremony!

Overview

A man has an affair with his condemned brother's girlfriend while plotting his escape in Tangier.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Magla Productions

Laurence Harvey Productions

The Ceremony Trailers

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Cast

Sean McKenna

Laurence Harvey

Catherine

Sarah Miles

Dominic

Robert Walker Jr.

Prison Warden

John Ireland

Le Caq

Ross Martin

Nicky

Lee Patterson

O'Brian

Jack MacGowran

Ramades

Carlos Casaravilla

Sanchez

Fernando Rey

Shaoush

Fernando Sancho

Finigan

Noel Purcell

Inspector

José Nieto

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