The Climax

Oct 20, 1944

1h 26m

★ 5.5

The screen's classic of suspense!

Overview

Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.

Genres

Music

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

The Climax Trailers

Cast

Dr. Friedrich Hohner

Boris Karloff

Angela Klatt

Susanna Foster

Franz Munzer

Turhan Bey

Luise

Gale Sondergaard

Count Seebruck

Thomas Gomez

Marcellina

June Vincent

Amato Roselli

George Dolenz

Carl Baumann

Ludwig Stössel

Jarmila Vadek

Jane Farrar

Brunn

Ernö Verebes

Mama Hinzl

Lotte Stein

The King

Scotty Beckett

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