Rent The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
3.4 of 5 from 111 ratings
1h 37min
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- Synopsis:
- A Scotland Yard detective investigates a mysterious mansion with a ghoulish history and a chilling fate for its occupants in these four tales of terror.
- Actors:
- John Bryans, John Bennett, John Malcolm, Denholm Elliott, Joanna Dunham, Tom Adams, Robert Lang, Peter Cushing, Joss Ackland, Wolfe Morris, Christopher Lee, Nyree Dawn Porter, Chloe Franks, Jon Pertwee, Ingrid Pitt, Geoffrey Bayldon, Roy Beck, Richard Coe, Roy Evans, Carleton Hobbs
- Directors:
- Peter Duffell
- Producers:
- Milton Subotsky, Max Rosenberg
- Writers:
- Robert Bloch, Russ Jones
- Studio:
- Anchor Bay
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/07/2019
- Run Time:
- 102 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Director Peter Duffell and Author Jonathan Rigby
- Audio Commentary with Film Historian and Author Troy Howarth
- Interview with Second Assistant Director Mike Higgins
- "A Rated Horror Film" - Vintage featurette featuring interviews with Director Peter Duffell and Actors Geoffrey Bayldon, IngridPitt and Chloe Franks
- Theatrical Trailers
- Amicus Radio Spots
- Stills Gallery
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Reviews (1) of The House That Dripped Blood
Horror House - The House That Dripped Blood review by Steve
Famously there's not a drop of blood to be seen in this fun Amicus horror anthology. There are four contemporary tales adapted from short stories by Robert Bloch... and he also wrote the script with the uninspired framing scenario. None of them are groundbreaking, but they each impart a satisfying final twist.
The studio kept the budget way down low by setting most of the intrigue in a single interior. Oh, and via the shamefully shoddy effects and models, though the set design of the house of horror is decent. And as usual Amicus were able to support their genre stars with a few celebrities from television and the stage.
In the best story, Christopher Lee is a grumpy widower who employs Nyree Dawn Porter as a nanny for his shy young daughter, who knows some clever tricks- for an 8 year old. Most of the comedy is courtesy of Jon Pertwee as a ham actor reluctantly stuck in vampire roles, and possessed by his secondhand cape...
The interest isn't so much Ingrid Pitt's eye-catching décolletage, as Pertwee doing an impression of his friend and co-star Christopher Lee; which is obvious, but apparently went over the actor's head! Shame Freddie Francis wasn't available to direct, but this is as good as any of Amicus' collections of spooky stories.
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