The Burning Court

Mar 30, 1962

1h 50m

★ 4.6

Overview

A group of people visit a weird old man who is a student of the black arts. The man lives in an ancient, cursed castle. Soon people in the group start being killed off.

Genres

Horror

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Comacico

Taurus Film

International Productions

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Cast

Marc Desgrez

Jean-Claude Brialy

Stéphane Desgrez

Claude Rich

Marie D'Aubray Boissand

Édith Scob

Lucie Desgrez

Perrette Pradier

Nurse Myra Schneider

Nadja Tiller

Michel Boissand

Walter Giller

Dr. Hermann

Antoine Balpêtré

Frédéric Henderson

René Génin

Augusta Henderson

Héléna Manson

Mathias Desgrez

Frédéric Duvallès

Inspector Krauss

Claude Piéplu

Frieda

Dany Jacquet

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