Relatives gather in an old house for the reading of a will, but the "dead" man comes back to life and starts killing.Relatives gather in an old house for the reading of a will, but the "dead" man comes back to life and starts killing.Relatives gather in an old house for the reading of a will, but the "dead" man comes back to life and starts killing.
Roy Scheider
- Philip Sinclair
- (as Roy R. Scheider)
William Blood
- Minister
- (as Williiam B. Blood)
Del Tenney
- The Living Corpse
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Alan Bodian
- Margot Hartman(uncredited)
- Del Tenney
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaFilm debut of Roy Scheider
- GoofsTowards the end of the movie, the caretaker named Seth was stabbed in the throat and put into a coffin. However, when the coffin is opened, there is the face of a different actor with the throat wound. Apparently, the actor portraying Seth refused to lie in a coffin.
- Quotes
Philip Sinclair: The body is a long, insatiable tube - in need of drink and relaxation.
- Alternate versionsSome prints of the film are edited to remove the partial nudity during the bathtub murder sequence, resulting in an obvious audio-visual jump cut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Son of Svengoolie: The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964) (1981)
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Low production values and very familiar, but somehow still pretty entertaining
The film begins with a funeral for a rich old man. However, soon after the man is locked away in his crypt, family and servants are killed off or maimed and it appears as if the man is very much alive...or is he? Okay, folks,...I KNOW that this isn't a great film nor is it a great work of art. The acting by several of the "actors" is extremely poor and too many of the parts seem almost "cartoony" in their simplicity and one-dimensionality (such as the police man and the lady who gets beheaded). But despite the general cheesiness of the film and the very, very familiar plot (sort of like an "old dark house" style film), the overall effort is still fun and entertaining. Some of this is due to the good special effects but most of it is because even some of the dumb characters (such as the oldest son) are so funny and over-the-top that you can't help but watch.
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- planktonrules
- Oct 22, 2007
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- Budget
- $120,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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By what name was The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964) officially released in Canada in English?
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