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Theater of Blood ()

Theatre of Blood (original title)
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A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
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Edward Lionheart
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Edwina Lionheart
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Peregrine Devlin
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Trevor Dickman
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Chloe Moon
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Oliver Larding
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Solomon Psaltery
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George Maxwell
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Horace Sprout
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Meredith Merridew
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Hector Snipe
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Inspector Boot
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Sergeant Dogge
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Rosemary
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Maisie Psaltery
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Mrs. Sprout
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Mrs. Maxwell (as Renee Asherson)
Bunny Reed ...
Policeman
Peter Thornton ...
Policeman
Charles Sinnickson ...
Vicar
Brigid Erin Bates ...
Maid - Agnes
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Meths Drinker
Stanley Bates ...
Meths Drinker
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Meths Drinker
Sally Gilmour ...
Meths Drinker (as Sally Gilmore)
John Gilpin ...
Meths Drinker
Joyce Graeme ...
Meths Drinker
Jack Maguire ...
Meths Drinker
Declan Mulholland ...
Meths Drinker
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bernard Barnsley ...
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Tony Calvin ...
Police Photographer (uncredited)
John Cannon ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Dan Darnelli ...
Mourner (uncredited)
Carl Ebert ...
Antonio (film clip from 'Der Kaufmann von Venedig') (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Rupert Evans ...
Meths Drinker (uncredited)
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Solomon Psaltery (uncredited) (voice)
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Othello (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Pat Judge ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Shylock (film clip from 'Der Kaufmann von Venedig') (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
George Oliver ...
Meths Drinker (uncredited)
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Porzia (film clip from 'Der Kaufmann von Venedig') (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Desdemona (film clip from 'Othello') (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Pearl Walters ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Terry Yorke ...
Policeman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Douglas Hickox

Written by

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Anthony Greville-Bell ... (screenplay)
 
Stanley Mann ... (idea) and
John Kohn ... (idea)
 
William Shakespeare ... (plays) (uncredited)

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Gustave M. Berne ... executive producer (as Gustave Berne)
Sam Jaffe ... executive producer
John Kohn ... producer
Stanley Mann ... producer

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Michael J. Lewis

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Wolfgang Suschitzky ... director of photography

Editing by

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Malcolm Cooke

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Chris Kelly ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Michael Seymour

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Ann Mollo

Costume Design by

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Michael Baldwin

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George Blackler ... makeup artist
Pearl Tipaldi ... hairdresser

Production Management

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David C. Anderson ... production manager (as David Anderson)

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Dominic Fulford ... assistant director
Mike Higgins ... additional second assistant director

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Peter Verard ... construction manager (as Peter Verrard)
Michael Guyett ... scenic painter (uncredited)
Richard Rambaut ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Liz Richards ... production buyer (uncredited)

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Simon Kaye ... sound mixer
Doug E. Turner ... dubbing mixer (as Douglas Turner)
Les Wiggins ... sound editor

Special Effects by

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John Stears ... special effects
Martin Gutteridge ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts

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Peter Brace ... stunt double: Vincent Price
Terry Yorke ... stunt arranger (as Terry York)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ronnie Taylor ... camera operator
Eddie Collins ... focus puller (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Terry Smith ... wardrobe assistant

Music Department

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Michael J. Lewis ... conductor
Lawrence Ashmore ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Angela Allen ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Sam Jaffe ... presenter
Tutte Lemkow ... choreographer: meths drinkers
Sara Romilly ... assistant to producers

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Plot Summary

Edward Kendal Sheridan Lionheart (Vincent Price) is a matinèe favorite Shakespearean actor of the old school, finding difficulty coping with new theater roles, who wreaks revenge on on the theater critics who give their annual Guild's "Best Actor" award to a new and upcoming actor rather than him. Incensed by their choice, he does this in the most ingenious and disturbing ways by imitating death scenes taken from his final repertoire of his beloved Bard's tales. Vincent Price is well supported by Dame Diana Rigg, as his dutiful daughter Edwina, and a bevy of the cream of British character actors, including; Ian Hendry, Sir Michael Hordern, Dennis Price, Robert Morley, and Arthur Lowe. Written by Brian Carruthers

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Also Known As
  • Much Ado About Murder (United Kingdom)
  • Much Ado About Murder (World-wide, English title)
  • Theater of Blood (Canada, English title)
  • Theater of Blood (United States)
  • Théâtre de sang (France)
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  • 104 min
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Trivia Considered by Vincent Price to be his personal favorite of all of his films, followed closely by The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971). See more »
Goofs Horace Sprout's decapitated head rolls over when the maid discovers him. In the next scene, it is impaled on a milk bottle at Devlin's front door. It has been said this is a goof because Lionheart could not have retrieved the head after the maid saw it the next morning. But the head left in the bed was a "dummy" waxwork head. Lionheart took the real head and put that on the milk bottle at Devlin's front door. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #9.2 (1979). See more »
Quotes Peregrine Devlin: [after receiving Dickman's heart in a gift box] It's him, all right. Only Lionheart would have the temerity to rewrite Shakespeare!
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